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• Massacre Gun | DVD | (14/08/2017) from £7.87   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Genre icon Jô Shishido stars in this tense and violent yakuza yarn from genre stalwart and Seijun Suzuki s former assistant, Yasuharu Hasebe (Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701 s Grudge Song). Shishido stars as Kuroda, a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji, In the Realm of the Senses) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki, Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious. Strikingly violent for the period and gorgeously photographed in monochrome like genre siblings Branded to Kill and A Colt is My Passport (Shishido s other films from 1967), Massacre Gun is a bold iteration on the genre featuring some stunning compositions and the assured direction of Hasebe.

• Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A worldwide search was conducted to find this lost treasure: Choi Lee Fat Kung-Fu a deadly style of kung fu. Featuring the most amazing fight scenes you'll ever see plus authentic training techniques revealed for the first time. A guaranteed classic!

• Death Duel Of Kung Fu | DVD | (04/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The stars of SECRET RIVALS reunite in this most action packed of films. Wong Tao and John Liu play a pair of Ming patriots who are trying to stop the Ching Army from crossing the Formosa Straits and attacking the remnants of the Ming troops residing in Formosa (Taiwan). Their plight is made more hazardous as news of their presence spreads to the capital. What follows is nearly an hour of superb fight choreography set against the beautiful backdrop of South Korea.

• Invincible Armour | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A corrupt Ming guard frames an unsuspecting man for murder without realising the terrible price that the man's martial arts retribution will be...

• Drunken Dragon | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This fantastic stylish martial arts masterpiece from Yuen Woo Ping's Taiwanese disciple Chow Chung Hsing stars Leung Ka Yan as an aging martial arts master who teaches his young nephew all the tricks of the trade to prepare him for the onslaught of the evil trio who brought about his aunt's untimely death... More mad cap high performance kung fu action and stunts that only the Yuen clan can deliver!

• Super Dragon | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £11.30   |  Saving you £-5.31 (-88.60%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Kung Fu idol John Chang stars as an escort and martial arts master who meets his match when a masked raider arrives to steal his previous cargo...

• 18 Jade Claws Of Shaolin | DVD | (19/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a mysterious assassin will kill anyone to claim the legendary 18 jade pearl arhats and learn the 18 Lohan style kung fu only one noble fighter can defeat the ruthless killer...

• Dragon Fist | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Jackie offers his first real serious performance in this tale of a dishonoured student of the Dragon Fist sect hell-bent on revenge for the death of his teacher. The powerhouse fight choreography combined with dramatic acting from Chan makes 'Dragon Fist' an electrically charged movie with an all-out explosive ending!

• The Yin-Yang Master | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This Heian period (A.D. 794-1185) epic stars Mansai Nomura as Seimei Kyoto's court Onmyoji (a kind of fortune teller in commune with the spirits). When a young samurai named Hiromasa comes to Seimei to discuss a possible plot against the government the two discover that the court's formidable magician Doson is indeed planning a coup. Teaming their skills to take on the powerful Doson Seimei and Hiromasa face a long and difficult battle.

• Dragon The Hero | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Wanderer John Liu and angry young man Chiang Wang are direct descendants of the ""Strike Rock Fist"" masters who began as the best of friends but ended as the worst of enemies. The legacy of hate and revenge continues into the next generation until the two feuding warriors discover that they have a mutual enemy in Philip Ko a perverse master of the dangerous art of Sun Ta. Our heroes must forget the past and unite to fight as a solid rock that will crush this evil menace!

• Fukasaku Trilogy | DVD | (23/06/2008) from £27.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The breakout success of the fantastic Battle Royale resulted in long-overdue global recognition of the films of Kinji Fukasaku. This prolific Japanese filmmaker who died in 2003 had already made himself a name in his home country as an auteur who favoured outrageous style and biting social commentary. This collection brings together three exciting and colourful early films from Japanese cinema's most exhilarating director. Titles Comprise: Blackmail Is My Life: Tautly paced and fueled by a trendy soundtrack synthesis of whistled themes and electric rock Blackmail Is My Life centers on a quartet of young daredevil hipsters who discover blackmail as a means to enjoy the booming economy from which they've been excluded. These rebellious youths tread a deadly line by blackmailing both sides of society- namely the Yakuza kingpins and top government officials. Blackmail Is My Life is a bloody wake-up call to Japanese culture and budding criminals and a perfect example of the director working in his prime. Black Rose Mansion: A feverishly perverse 1969 film noir oddity starring female impersonator Akihiro Maruyama. When wealthy Kyohei hires singer Black Rose to perform in his exclusive men's club he gets more than he bargains for when she attracts scores of homicidal past lovers. The film takes a bizarre twist when Kyohei's son falls victim to the femme fatale's unique charm. If You Were Young: If You Were Young highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plan - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one violence at the hands of the police for another and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.

• Golden Ninja Warrior / Ninja Terminator | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Golden Ninja Warrior: The Golden Ninjas decide to return their valuable golden statue to China for an important ceremony. However their long-time enemies the Red Ninjas intend to steal the statue and send their best Ninja heroine to draw out the Golden Ninja leader Max.

• Ninja Terminator / Ninja Dragon | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Ninja Terminator: All-action martial arts tale of three Ninjas competing for a statue of the Golden Ninja Warrior which embodies the divine power of the Ninja Empire. Spectacular fight scenes and swordplay. Ninja Dragon: Set in Great Shanghai two rival gangs the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination in the territory. Only one force can stop the never-ending killings: the Ninja Dragon!

• Ninja The Protector | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• The Gold Connection | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a group of Kung Fu friends accidentally uncover a stash of contraband gold bullion they become the target for deadly gangsters who will stop at nothing to retrieve their loot...

• Legend Of A Fighter | DVD | (25/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the historically based Kung fu drama Legend of a Fighter director Yuen Woo Ping offers his version of the early life of martial artist Fok Yuen Gap (played by Leung Kar Yan). Set at the beginning of the 20th century, Fok is considered too weak to learn the family Kung fu style. Still, as his father can break eggs by growling, he probably considers most people weak. The teenager forms a bond with his humane Japanese tutor (Kurata Yusuaki), who secretly teaches martial arts. The story builds to a moving climax as 12 years later pupil and now ageing master are forced by honour into a deadly duel. The opening and closing acts are by far the strongest, the plentiful fight scenes being balanced by gentle humour and emotions torn between friendship and duty. Both lead actors are excellent, with Yusuaki being particularly fine as the noble warrior-teacher. The middle, a series of disconnected tableaux in which Fok establishes his stature as a Kung fu expert, goes on much too long to sustain interest. Nevertheless the story of Fok Yuen Gap, a genuine Chinese hero who was also the inspiration for Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (1972), is fine and Woo Ping delivers the one-on-one Kung fu action with the touch of a master.On the DVD: The 1.77:1 image doesn't benefit at all from its anamorphic enhancement, the entire film being presented slightly out of focus so that by the end eyes are likely to be aching. The opening 4:3 Academy ratio archive footage has been distorted to 1.77:1, while the original trailer shows Legend of a Fighter was shot in an extremely wide format--possibly the Hong Kong equivalent of early 2.66:1 CinemaScope, or even 2.74:1 Techniscope--which means that large amounts of the original image are missing. This is very obvious as characters constantly vanish off the sides of the screen or are cropped in half. Additionally, and again compared to the crisp, sharp trailer, colours are washed out, while the mono sound distorts whenever the music gets loud. The film is available in Mandarin with optional English subtitles, or in an awful English dub littered with inappropriate obscene language. There is a nine-minute interview with Leung Kar Yan, and a 23-minute interview with Yuen Woo Ping, which is a slightly longer version of the conversation presented on the Magnificent Butcher DVD: it's notable how he expresses his love of science fiction and indicates he would like to make a SF Kung-fu movie, something he achieved with The Matrix (1999). There is a Hong Kong Legends' promo for the film, together with seven further new trailers. The photo gallery is pointless, simply cropping some shots even further than the main presentation. --Gary S Dalkin

• Code Of Honour | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

• Rallycross 1995 - Official FIA European Review | DVD | (18/03/1996) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Rallycross Review 1995

• Legend of a Fighter/Eastern Condors/Iron Monkey | DVD | (08/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  A must-have box set for any martial arts fan. Containing the martial arts best-sellers from the respected Hong Kong Legends label: 'Legend Of a Fighter' 'Eastern Condors' and 'Iron Monkey'. *Please see individual titles for full descriptions.

• Piercing Brightness | Blu Ray | (07/10/2013) from £33.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Preston is a hot spot for UFO sightings and also has the UK's fastest-growing Chinese population. This was the starting point for artist Shezad Dawood film - a woozy socially-conscious science fiction movie. Avoiding Northern clichés Piercing Brightness is a tale of alien emissaries and interracial love that has a real sense of place with wig-out moments provided by Acid Mothers Temple and a climax on the roof of the brutalist Preston Bus Station.