We have some more movie release news for you today and this time this is perfect for classic Martial Arts fans as Eureka Entertainment is to release BEACH OF THE WAR GODS, Jimmy Wang Yu’s epic historical adventure, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Presented as part of the Eureka Classics range in its worldwide debut on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. Available from 23 October 2023, the first print run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited Edition O-card Slipcase and Collector’s Booklet.
Kung fu innovator Jimmy Wang Yu (The Chinese Boxer) blends wuxia mayhem with Seven Samurai in Beach of the War Gods.
In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. A wandering swordsman (Wang Yu) single-handedly dispatches a group of invading thugs and agrees to help defend the town. He assembles a core team of highly skilled warriors, including mercenary knife thrower Leng Ping (Tien Yeh, Blood of the Dragon) and hot-headed swordsman Iron Bull Chao (Hsieh Han, One Armed Boxer). Together, they train the townsfolk to stand up to the pirates, using strategy and skill. When the army launches an all-out assault on the town, a ferocious battle rages, leading to the final conflict on the Beach of the War Gods.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Beach of the War Gods ranks among Jimmy Wang Yu’s best films, a briskly-paced historical adventure bursting with wild action.
SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES*
- Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 copies only) featuring new artwork by Tony Stella
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration
- Original Mandarin mono audio
- Optional English dubbed audio
- Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Brand new interview with action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema on the life and career of Jimmy Wang Yu
- Archival interview with Jimmy Wang Yu
- Trailers
- PLUS: A Limited Edition Collector’s Booklet (First Print Run of 2000 copies only) featuring new writing by James Oliver and a review of the film by Dr Craig D. Reid from his book The Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies of the 1970s
*All extras subject to change
Beach of the War Gods is on Eureka Classics Blu-ray is available to order from Eureka Store and Amazon.
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