The Shaw Brothers: Basher Box

King Boxer (1972)

Legendary for launching the U.S. kung-fu mania of the 1970s, this Shaw Brothers production focuses on a martial arts student who learns the secret of the "Iron Fist" in order to defeat the criminal gang that has taken over a karate school. Filled with spectacular (and often outrageously gory) martial arts mayhem, the film stars Lo Lieh and Wang Ping. AKA: "Five Fingers of Death." 98 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Boxer From Shantung (1972)

Shanghai laborer Ma (Kuan Tai Chen) wanted to better himself--and he swiftly started to make gains in the local underworld through the use of his fists. Will the lush life continue after his mobster patron (David Chiang) gets taken out by a rival (Chiang Nan)...who's targeted him next? Great Shaw Brothers gangster story co-stars Li Ching. AKA: "Killer from Shantung." 94 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Chinatown Kid (1977)

After getting on the wrong side of a Triad boss, a young Chinese martial arts student stows away on a boat and winds up in San Francisco, where he falls in with one of Chinatown’s most notorious street gangs. Will he choose the side of good or evil? Explosive action tale stars Alexander Fu Sheng, Shirley Yu, and Philip Kwok. 115 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtracks: Mandarin mono, Cantonese mono, English mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image gallery; theatrical trailers; more.