FUNimation Entertainment is bringing these films to DVD in 2010 and 2011.
http://www.funimation.com/hongkongconnection
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has the worlds largest Chinese-language film collection including 760 films produced from the 1950s to the 1990s by the Shaw Brothers Studio founded by Sir Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw in 1958.
Until Celestial Pictures began digitally restoring the films from their original negatives in 2002, few titles from the Shaw Brothers film archive had previously appeared since their original cinema release.
The Shaw films represent all genres, including kung fu, action, social satire, situation comedies, historical epics, horror and suspense, among others.
FUNimation will release Sword of Swords, The Duel, The Lady Hermit , The 14 Amazons, Shaolin Hand Lock, Invincible Shaolin, Soul of the Sword, Life Gamble, Shaolin Rescuers, Shaolin Prince, Bastard Swordsman, Opium and The Kung Fu Master, The Supreme Swordsman, Return of Bastard Swordsman and Hong Kong Godfather.
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has the worlds largest Chinese-language film collection including 760 films produced from the 1950s to the 1990s by the Shaw Brothers Studio founded by Sir Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw in 1958.
Until Celestial Pictures began digitally restoring the films from their original negatives in 2002, few titles from the Shaw Brothers film archive had previously appeared since their original cinema release.
The Shaw films represent all genres, including kung fu, action, social satire, situation comedies, historical epics, horror and suspense, among others.
FUNimation will release Sword of Swords, The Duel, The Lady Hermit , The 14 Amazons, Shaolin Hand Lock, Invincible Shaolin, Soul of the Sword, Life Gamble, Shaolin Rescuers, Shaolin Prince, Bastard Swordsman, Opium and The Kung Fu Master, The Supreme Swordsman, Return of Bastard Swordsman and Hong Kong Godfather.
Dudes, color me stoked.
Screw all the anime fans crying in their corners.
This is awesome.
Late 60's to mid 70's Martial arts films are the BEST!
christophersoul 2 years ago 12
@artsygirl96:
You do realize that Funimation has had the distribution rights of Degrassi and Instant Star on dvd for quite a while now right? Not to mention they have a handful of Japanese live-action films including Ghost Train, Ichi, and the recent Daytime Drinking.
This may just be my opinion, but if Funimation released anime and nothing else, wouldn't that be a bad thing financially? It's not as if anime rakes out the most of money in media and entertainment.
Hypeathon 2 years ago 10