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Seven Swords AKA Qi Jian (2005)
Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.Director: Tsui Hark
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Slideshow (1:27)
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified) (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:2.20:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
“On the Set” features:
- “Making-Of” featurette (17:30)
- 4 “Shooting Diaries”
-- Diary 1: Pre-production (5:11)
-- Diary 2: Principal photography (4:15)
-- Diary 3: Behind-the-scenes footage (5:14)
-- Diary 4: Mount Heaven shoot (5:10)
- “The Sword – The Swordsmen” text notes (7 screens)
“News Clip of Hong Kong Gala Premiere” footage (3:30)
“The Duel: The Dragon vs. The Transience” interviews with:
- Donnie Yen (The Dragon) (6:10)
- Leon Lai(The Transience) (10:00)
Sildeshow photo gallery (3:00)
Theatrical teaser (1:28)
Theatrical trailer (3:00) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film part one (75:23)
Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Tsui Hark and associate producer/co-writer Cheung Chi-sing
DISC TWO
* The Film part two (77:15)
Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Tsui Hark and associate producer/co-writer Cheung Chi-sing (continued)
DISC THREE
Selected Asian Trailers:
- Hong Kong Trailer (2:59)
- Japanese Trailer (1:59)
- Korean Trailer (2:17)
About the Story:
- Star Interviews
-- Leon Lai (10:00)
-- Donnie Yen (6:12)
-- Charlie Yeung (11:00)
-- Sun Hong-lei (15:49)
-- Lu Yi (6:57)
-- Kim So-yeon (5:58)
-- Lau Kar-leung (8:29)
-- Zhang Jing-chu (10:10)
-- Tai Li-wu (4:24)
-- Duncan Chow (4:52)
-- director Tsui Hark (10:21)
- Swords and Swordsmen (information pages on the 7 swordsmen, animated, 0:26 each)
Deleted Scenes:
- The Seven of Us (1:03)
- Stay or Go (2:12)
- Hold Back Against Invasion (1:34)
- Play Pipa (2:17)
- Han is Distracted (2:08)
The Collection:
- Sketches by Tsui Hark
- Sketches by the Art Director
- Theatrical/Character/Home Video Posters:
- Bookmarks
- Coasters
Photo Gallery (animated, 12:30) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-ES 6.1 (Matrix) (full bitrate)
Mandarin Dolby Digital EX 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital EX 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a box with a certificate of authenticity, some posters and mini-replicas of the seven swords. The replicas come in two colours: brown (limited to 2000) and black (limited to 1000). All extras are subtitled in English and Chinese.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
“On the Set” features:
- “Making-Of” featurette (17:30)
- 4 “Shooting Diaries”
-- Diary 1: Pre-production (5:11)
-- Diary 2: Principal photography (4:15)
-- Diary 3: Behind-the-scenes footage (5:14)
-- Diary 4: Mount Heaven shoot (5:10)
- “The Sword – The Swordsmen” text notes (7 screens)
“News Clip of Hong Kong Gala Premiere” footage (3:30)
“The Duel: The Dragon vs. The Transience” interviews with:
- Donnie Yen (The Dragon) (6:10)
- Leon Lai(The Transience) (10:00)
Sildeshow photo gallery (3:00)
Theatrical teaser (1:28)
Theatrical trailer (3:00) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:LIMITED EDITION SET includes 7 pencil sketch drawings by the director in an envelope.
The menus are available in both English and Chinese, and most of the extras have Enlish subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary with director Tsui Hark and Asian cinema expert Bey Logan
DISC TWO
Deleted and Extended Scenes available w/ Play All option (23:26)
- Master Fu Stealing the Tags (1:19)
- Master Fu's Night Fight in Village (1:33)
- Attack on the Village (1:25)
- Great Hall battle (extended) (1:45)
- Chu's Great Hall battle (Alternate) (1:53)
- Death of Luzhu (4:20)
- Final fight scene (Alternate) (11:07)
Behind The Scenes:
- Prelude To A Dream (5:27)
- Battle Plans (4:28)
- Love and War (5:30)
- Vertical Limit (5:28)
Interview Gallery (all in English with no subs):
- Dreamweaver: An Interview with director Tsui Hark (45:11)
- Destiny of The Dragon: An Interview with Donnie Yen (25:42)
- A People's Champion: An Interview with Zhang Jing-chu (17:57)
- The Celestial Beam: An Interview with Duncan Lai (25:49)
"The Making of Seven Swords" featurette (18:18)
Storyboard Gallery (47 pages)
Promotional Gallery
Trailers:
- US Promotional Trailer (2:08)
- HK Theatrical Teaser (1:31)
- HK Theatrical Trailer (3:02)
TV Spots:
- A Quest Begins... (0:12)
- A Call To Action (0:17)
- The Dark Army (0:23)
- Trailblazer (0:23) -
Subtitles:English, Spanish, Spanish HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD loads up with trailers for 'Kill Zone' and 'Police Story'.
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Extras:"Making Of" featurette (5:13)
"Behind the Scenes 1" featurette (4:17)
"Behind the Scenes 2" featurette (5:16)
Interview Cast And Crew (17:33)
Interview Tsui Hark (9:04)
The Premiere (3:32)
Trailer (2:56)
Bonus Trailers -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Trailers for "Brokeback Mountain" and "First Descent"
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Norwegian title is 'Syv Sverd'.
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Extras:Trailers
- Premiere Asia:
-- The Warrior (1:47 + DVD specs)
-- Bichunmoo: Warrior of Virtue (2:27 + DVD specs)
-- Ong Bak (2:10 + DVD specs)
-- Bang-Rajan (2:20 + DVD specs)
- Hong Kong Legends:
-- Iron Monkey (2:00 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China (1:42 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China 2 (2:06 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China 3 (1:51 + DVD specs) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1 (half bitrate)
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (UK Theatrical version)
Trailers
- Premiere Asia:
-- The Warrior (1:47 + DVD specs)
-- Bichunmoo: Warrior of Virtue (2:27 + DVD specs)
-- Ong Bak (2:10 + DVD specs)
-- Bang-Rajan (2:20 + DVD specs)
- Hong Kong Legends:
-- Iron Monkey (2:00 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China (1:42 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China 2 (2:06 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China 3 (1:51 + DVD specs)
DISC TWO
Promotional Gallery
- UK Theatrical Trailer (1:42)
- Theatrical Teaser (1:01)
- TV Spot (0:31)
- Hong Kong Theatrical Trailers (1:32, 2:50)
- International Press Footage (3:29)
Interview Gallery:
- director Tsui Hark (9:08)
- Donnie Yen (6:13)
- Lau Kar-Leung (8:31)
- Leon Lai (10:01)
- Duncan Chow (4:54)
- Charlie Young (11:00)
- Tai Liwu (4:27)
- Lu Yi (7:00)
- Kim So Yuen (5:59)
- Zhang Jingchu (10:11)
- Sun Honglei (15:53)
Forging the Sword:
- "The Making of Seven Swords" featurettes (4 Parts, 17:33)
- Shooting Diary 1 (5:13)
- Shooting Diary 2 (4:17)
- Shooting Diary 3 (5:16)
- Shooting Diary 4 (5:15)
- Production Gallery Slideshow set to music from the film (3:45)
Deleted Scenes:
- Original Version Deleted Scenes:
-- The Seventh Sword (1:03)
-- A Defiant Village(2:13)
-- Refusal to Sing (2:18)
-- Love Triangle (2:08)
- UK Version Deleted Scenes:
-- Heaven's Fall Sees Too Much (1:48)
-- Searching the Desert (4:37)
-- Conflict Underground (2:59)
-- A Darker Plot (1:25)
-- A Longer Struggle (1:49)
-- Original Ending (1:00) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1 (half bitrate)
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (UK Theatrical version)
Trailers
- Premiere Asia:
-- The Warrior (1:47 + DVD specs)
-- Bichunmoo: Warrior of Virtue (2:27 + DVD specs)
-- Ong Bak (2:10 + DVD specs)
-- Bang-Rajan (2:20 + DVD specs)
- Hong Kong Legends:
-- Iron Monkey (2:00 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China (1:42 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China 2 (2:06 + DVD specs)
-- Once Upon a Time in China 3 (1:51 + DVD specs)
DISC TWO
Promotional Gallery
- UK Theatrical Trailer (1:42)
- Theatrical Teaser (1:01)
- TV Spot (0:31)
- Hong Kong Theatrical Trailers (1:32, 2:50)
- International Press Footage (3:29)
Interview Gallery:
- director Tsui Hark (9:08)
- Donnie Yen (6:13)
- Lau Kar-Leung (8:31)
- Leon Lai (10:01)
- Duncan Chow (4:54)
- Charlie Young (11:00)
- Tai Liwu (4:27)
- Lu Yi (7:00)
- Kim So Yuen (5:59)
- Zhang Jingchu (10:11)
- Sun Honglei (15:53)
Forging the Sword:
- "The Making of Seven Swords" featurettes (4 Parts, 17:33)
- Shooting Diary 1 (5:13)
- Shooting Diary 2 (4:17)
- Shooting Diary 3 (5:16)
- Shooting Diary 4 (5:15)
- Production Gallery Slideshow set to music from the film (3:45)
Deleted Scenes:
- Original Version Deleted Scenes:
-- The Seventh Sword (1:03)
-- A Defiant Village(2:13)
-- Refusal to Sing (2:18)
-- Love Triangle (2:08)
- UK Version Deleted Scenes:
-- Heaven's Fall Sees Too Much (1:48)
-- Searching the Desert (4:37)
-- Conflict Underground (2:59)
-- A Darker Plot (1:25)
-- A Longer Struggle (1:49)
-- Original Ending (1:00) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS 5.1 (half bitrate)
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the R1 UE and the R0 Collector's Box Set for both having a DTS track and many, though different, extras. Note the HK Collector's Box has a full bitrate DTS track.
GENERAL NOTES:
The original cut of this film ran over 4 hours, it was reduced by the director to 153 mins. For it's theatrical run, this is the version currently available on DVD. A "Director's Cut" has not been released yet. -
CUTS:
- R0 China- Guangdong Face - No cuts - Theatrical version (152:34)
- R0 Hong Kong- Deltamac - No Cuts - Theatrical Cut (152:36 NTSC).
- R0 Collector's Box Set Hong Kong- Deltamac - No cuts - Theatrical Cut (75:23 (disc 1) + 77:15 (disc 2) = 152:38 - NTSC)
- R0 Limited Edition Hong Kong- Deltamac - No cuts - Theatrical Cut (152:36 NTSC).
- R1 Ultimate Edition America- Dragon Dynasty / Genius Productions - No cuts - Theatrical Cut (153:04 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Universum Film - No cuts - Theatrical version (146:54 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No cuts - Theatrical Cut (147 mins - PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends/Premier Asia - Yes - About 13 1/2 minutes were cut from the Hong Kong cut for the UK theatrical release (134:22 PAL).
- R2 2 Disc Edition United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends/Premier Asia - Yes - About 13 1/2 minutes were cut from the Hong Kong cut for the UK theatrical release (134:22 PAL).
- R2 2 Disc Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Cine Asia - Yes - About 13 1/2 minutes were cut from the Hong Kong cut for the UK theatrical release (134:22 PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 23/11/05
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 31/12/15UPDATE LOG:
31/12/15: Additions of China, UK Cine Asia, Germany, capsaholic, ASINs.
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