The Sword Blu-ray
'The Sword' Director: Patrick Tam (1980) Eureka Limited Edition Blu-ray of 2000 copies | 2K restoration | Cantonese w/ English subtitles
From the director of My Heart is That Eternal Rose and the editor of Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild and Ashes of Time, comes a love letter to the wuxia genre.
Believing that he is in possession of a cursed blade, the legendary swordsman Hua Qian Shu has retreated from the martial arts world to live in peaceful seclusion. However, his retirement has done nothing to dampen his reputation; a young warrior, Li Mak-jan (Cheng), wishes to challenge the master in order to test his own sword-fighting skill. But as Li searches for the reclusive Hua Qian Shu so that he might face him in combat, he finds himself entangled with old lovers and new rivals. Soon, it becomes apparent that the old master’s sword really might be cursed – and will, perhaps, bring nothing but tragedy to those who seek to wield it.
Limited Edition contents include:
- Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork
- Audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Andrew Heskins on The Sword – A new interview with film critic Andrew Heskins (easternKicks)
- Forging Ahead – A new interview with martial arts cinema expert Wayne Wong on The Sword and the wuxia genre
- Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring an archival interview with director Patrick Tam and a new essay by East Asian cinema expert Leung Wing-Fai
