In 1978, Yuen Woo Ping and Jackie Chan sent shockwaves through the martial arts movie industry with Drunken Master. Up until this point, Chan had been starring in low budget films for director Lo Wei and, like many other performers, often been forced into the box of trying to be ‘the new Bruce Lee’ (most nakedly with New Fist of Fury). Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow had hinted at how this new collaboration with Yuen Woo Ping would allow Chan to be himself, and it made him a star. Drunken Master made him a phenomenon, and suddenly it was the film that the industry was trying to replicate.
Sammo Hung had been a director in his own right since 1977’s Iron Fisted Monk, and working at a furious pace, and it’s not hard to imagine some jealousy at how his younger kung fu brother had suddenly somewhat eclipsed him being the fuel for Knockabout,...
Sammo Hung had been a director in his own right since 1977’s Iron Fisted Monk, and working at a furious pace, and it’s not hard to imagine some jealousy at how his younger kung fu brother had suddenly somewhat eclipsed him being the fuel for Knockabout,...
- 4/26/2022
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Terracotta Streaming – Nobuhiko Obayashi focus
Terracotta is now streaming the Obayashi Anti-War trilogy of films. Casting Blossoms to the Sky, Seven Weeks and Hanagatami offer three different stories from the celebrated director of Hausu.
For fans of Japanese cinema, Terracotta also has a collection of films from Sion Sono, Shinya Tsukamoto and Toshiaki Toyoda.
Check out the growing selection of titles on the Terracotta streaming site; new titles are added regularly.
(UK and Eire only)
Terracotta Blu-ray & DVD Store
Eureka have announced three new kung fu titles on Blu-ray, with a limited first run slipcase edition. The first up is Odd Couple starring Sammo Hung.
Knockabout and the much anticipated release of Dreadnaught starring Yuen Biao and directed by Yuen Woo Ping, are both out in April. All three are available to pre-order from the Terracotta store.
Check out the titles in the Lunar New Year promotion – titles start from...
Terracotta is now streaming the Obayashi Anti-War trilogy of films. Casting Blossoms to the Sky, Seven Weeks and Hanagatami offer three different stories from the celebrated director of Hausu.
For fans of Japanese cinema, Terracotta also has a collection of films from Sion Sono, Shinya Tsukamoto and Toshiaki Toyoda.
Check out the growing selection of titles on the Terracotta streaming site; new titles are added regularly.
(UK and Eire only)
Terracotta Blu-ray & DVD Store
Eureka have announced three new kung fu titles on Blu-ray, with a limited first run slipcase edition. The first up is Odd Couple starring Sammo Hung.
Knockabout and the much anticipated release of Dreadnaught starring Yuen Biao and directed by Yuen Woo Ping, are both out in April. All three are available to pre-order from the Terracotta store.
Check out the titles in the Lunar New Year promotion – titles start from...
- 2/9/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
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