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Beach of the War Gods AKA Zhan shen tan (Blu-ray) (1973)
The famous swordsman Hsia Feng gathers five other fighters and rallies the local fishermen to fight off a band of Japanese pirates.Director: Jimmy Wang Yu
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE "Beach of the War Gods"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film Festival
Audio Commentary with Film Critic James Mudge
"Ready for War" Interview with Actor Hsieh Hsing (9:56)
"Beach Battle" Interview with Actor Jack Long (14:50)
Original Theatrical Trailer (4:07)
Image Gallery (1:27)
DISC TWO "When Taekwondo Strikes"
DISC THREE "The Skyhawk"
DISC FOUR "Shadow Boxers"
DISC FIVE "Slaughter in San Francisco"
DISC SIX "Legacy of Rage"
DISC SEVEN "The Master"
DISC EIGHT "Hitman" -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:826663249583
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Extras:DISC ONE "Beach of the War Gods"
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film Festival
Audio Commentary with Film Critic James Mudge
"Ready for War" Interview with Actor Hsieh Hsing (9:56)
"Beach Battle" Interview with Actor Jack Long (14:50)
Original Theatrical Trailer (4:07)
Image Gallery (1:27)
DISC TWO "When Taekwondo Strikes"
DISC THREE "The Skyhawk"
DISC FOUR "Shadow Boxers"
DISC FIVE "Slaughter in San Francisco"
DISC SIX "Legacy of Rage"
DISC SEVEN "The Master"
DISC EIGHT "Hitman" -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:826663249583
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Extras:* The Film
* "When the Lion Roars" -
Subtitles:English and German (Optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Original)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) (2023)
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Extras:"Tony Rayns on Beach of the War Gods" 2023 interview (29:39)
"Beached" 2023 interview with action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema on the life and career of director/star Jimmy Wang Yu (27:39)
"One-Armed Superstar" 2001 interview with director/star Jimmy Wang Yu (41:14)
Stills Gallery
Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer (4:05, in Mandarin with English subtitles) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in English unless noted.
The first pressing of 2,000 copies comes with a limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella and a collector's booklet 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. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian releases have lossless audio and exclusive extras.
The UK release has uncompressed audio with some differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars America- Shout! Studios - No cuts.
- Blu-ray A Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars Canada- Shout! Studios - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B Germany- TG Vision / Cargo Records - No cuts (101:14)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - Hong Kong Version (101:20) with 35-second Fortune Star logo.
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 11/09/23
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 24/04/25UPDATE LOG:
22/10/23: DVDBeaver.
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13/08/24: Germany.
24/04/25: Added US, Canada.
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