Blu-ray release: ‘One-Armed Boxer’


By   |  May 10, 2022

Arrow Video are bringing the 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film ‘One-Armed Boxer’ (獨臂拳王) to US and UK Blu-ray on May 24, 2022.

Directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, the film follows a skilled martial artist who goes in search of vengeance after he has his arm severed by a rival school. The cast includes Jimmy Wang YuHsieh Han, and .

Synopsis: Yu Tian-Long (Wang) is the best fighter to come out of his local martial arts school, but when he crosses the ruthless leader of a local crime syndicate, the big boss’ brutal bevy of deadly killers make mincemeat out of the school and everyone inside. Now the only survivor of the massacre, and short of one appendage, Yu is gifted a powerful elixir that promises to give him the strength to take swift revenge on the army of assassins, each representing the most lethal forms of fighting from across the Eastern hemisphere.

Features:
• 2K restoration from the original elements by Fortune Star
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless Mandarin mono audio
• Alternate Mandarin and original English dubbed audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Frank Djeng
• Career retrospective interview with Wang Yu
• Trailer gallery
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and new art by Ilan Sheady
• Illustrated collector’s booklet [first press only]

‘One-Armed Boxer’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

Phil Mills
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