UK盤『ドラゴン危機一発』『ドラゴン怒りの鉄拳』『ドラゴンへの道』
『死亡遊戯』2023年11月13日リリース
THE BIG BOSS, FIST OF FURY, THE WAY OF THE DRAGON and GAME OF DEATH
- 4K UHD BLU-RAY with DOLBY VISION/BRAND NEW 4K DIGITAL RESTORATION
発売中の季刊HiVi 秋号連載「世界映画Hakken伝 Reborn」で紹介している4K UHD BLU-RAYコレクターズBOX『ブルース・リー・アット・ゴールデン・ハーベスト』(UK 7月リリース/価格£149.99)ですが、UKアロー・ビデオから単品販売(バラ売り)のアナウンスが届きました。リリースはコレクターズBOXでUHD BLU-RAY収録されていた『ドラゴン危機一発』(1971)『ドラゴン怒りの鉄拳』(1971)『最後のブルース・リー/ドラゴンへの道』(1972) 『死亡遊戯』(1978)の4作品。リリースは11月13日。いずれも価格は£29.99。BLU-RAYはR-B仕様の予定。
SPECIAL FEATURES
THE BIG BOSS
LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1: THE BIG BOSS(4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 99-minute 1983 version of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Original restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- Two English mono options, the standard mix and a Japanese mix with alternate score
- English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for the English dubs
- Two feature commentaries, one by David Desser and one by Brandon Bentley
- Two alternate versions with lossless mono audio: the English Export Cut, featuring a rare alternate English dub track (some scenes in Mandarin); and the 100-min US Theatrical Cut
- Return to Thailand, a documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations
- Recently uncovered deleted and extended scenes, with optional commentary by Bentley
- The Not-Quite-Biggest Boss, a video essay by Bentley investigating the scenes still lost, such as the 'saw-in-the-head' scene
- Archive interviews with co-star Lau Wing and stuntman Tung Wai
- Bruce Lee Vs. Peter Thomas, a short video essay about the music for the English version
- Alternate credits sequences
- Trailer gallery, including a 'Before The Big Boss' reel and the trailer for lost sequel The Big Boss Part II
- Image gallery
DISC 2: THE BIG BOSS - THE MANDARIN CUT(4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 110-min Mandarin Cut of The Big Boss, restored by Arrow Films
- Original lossless mono audio
- English subtitles for the Mandarin Cut
- Axis of English, a video essay by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon
- Unrestored raw scan of the Mandarin Cut (1080p only)
*******************************************************************************************************************
SPECIAL FEATURES
FIST OF FURY
LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1: FIST OF FURY(4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), restored by Arrow Films from the original negative
- Alternate 'English Export Cut' viewing option with different opening and closing credits via seamless branching and alternate lossless mono audio
- Original restored Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio
- English subtitles, plus optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of-hearing on the English dubs
- Two feature commentaries, one by Jonathan Clements and one by Brandon Bentley
- Legend of the Dragon, an 82-minute overview of Lee's life and career by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
- Visions of Fury, a featurette on Bruce Lee's collaboration with Golden Harvest and Lo Wei, featuring interviews with co-producer Andre Morgan and martial arts experts Michael Worth, Frank Djeng, John Kreng, Andy Cheng and Bruce Willow
- New Fist Part Two Fist, a video essay by Bentley looking at the two competing sequels shot simultaneously in 1976
- Archive interviews with co-stars Nora Miao, Riki Hashimoto, Jun Katsumara and Yuen Wah
- Alternate credits sequence
- Trailer gallery, including a Chen Zhen trailer reel
- Image gallery
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
*******************************************************************************************************************
SPECIAL FEATURES
THE WAY OF THE DRAGON
LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1: THE WAY OF THE DRAGON(4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Japanese Cut via seamless branching
- Original newly restored lossless Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio on the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
- Alternate lossless English mono audio on the Japanese Cut
- Optional English subtitles
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both English audio options
- Two feature commentaries, one by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth and one by Brandon Bentley
- The Way of the Camera, a documentary looking at Lee's filmmaking and fighting method in his directorial debut, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, Jon Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng, David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and actors Piet (Peter) Schweer, Jon Benn and John Saxon
- Meet the Italian Beauty, a newly filmed interview with star Malisa Longo
- The Scottish Soldier Meets the Dragon, a newly filmed interview with on-set observer John Young
- Newly recorded select scene commentary by 'thug' actor Piet Schweer
- Archive interviews with co-stars Jon Benn, Bob Wall and Hwang In-shik and production managers Chaplin Chang and Louis Sit
- Trailer gallery, including a Bruceploitation trailer reel
- Image gallery
DISC 2: THE FINAL GAME OF DEATH(BLU-RAY)
- The Final Game of Death, a brand new 223-minute video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Lee's original dailies from a recently-discovered interpositive
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Game of Death: Revisited, an earlier attempt to reconstruct Lee's original vision from 2001
- Super 8 footage from 1974 of Dan Inosanto demonstrating the nunchaku
- Brief archival interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from 1976
- Image gallery
*******************************************************************************************************************
SPECIAL FEATURES
GAME OF DEATH
LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the films by Walter Chaw
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
DISC 1: GAME OF DEATH(4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the international cut and the Japanese cut of Game of Death via seamless branching
- Brand new 2K restoration of the International Cut of Game of Death II by Arrow Films from original film elements
- Original restored English mono audio on both cuts
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Feature commentary by Brandon Bentley & Mike Leeder
- The Song I'm Singing Tomorrow, an interview with star Colleen Camp
- Deleted and extended scenes from the Chinese-language versions of the film, including two alternate endings (some material in standard-definition)
- Archive interviews with co-stars Dan Inosanto and Bob Wall
- Behind-the-scenes footage as featured in Bruce Lee: The Legend
- Rare pre-production sales featurette from 1976 with new commentary by Michael Worth and producer Andre Morgan
- Fight scene dailies directed by Sammo Hung
- Locations featurette from 2013
- Trailer gallery, including Bruceploitation and 'Robert Clouse at Golden Harvest' trailer reels
- Image gallery
DISC 2: GAME OF DEATH II(BLU-RAY)
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of Game of Death II as well as the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut titled Tower of Death (contains some standard-definition material)
- Original lossless English mono audio on Game of Death II
- Original lossless Cantonese, Mandarin and English mono audio on Tower of Death
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on Game of Death, and optional English subtitles on Tower of Death
- Feature commentary by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth, co-producers of Enter the Clones of Bruce Lee
- Archive interview with co-star Roy Horan
- Alternate Korean version with unique footage, presented in High Definition with original lossless mono audio and English subtitles
- Alternate US video version in High Definition with lossless English mono audio, via seamless branching
- Alternate end credits sequence for Game of Death II
- Trailer gallery
- Image gallery
バックナンバー:銀幕旅行
バックナンバー:世界映画Hakken伝 from HiVi