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(aka "The Lady Assassin" or "Ching gung kai si luk" or "The Assassin's Revenge")
Directed by Chun-Ku Lu
Hong Kong 1983
From Hong Kong's legendary Shaw Brothers studio comes a blood-drenched story of
ninjas, eunuchs and dark palace intrigue: the old emperor is on his last legs,
and his most ambitious and amoral son plots to cheat his way to the throne. But
taking power is the easy bit. Staying on top will prove much more difficult... *** The villainous 4th Prince plots to change a royal edict proclaiming himself as heir to the throne instead of the Emperor's favoured fourteenth prince. The Fourth prince gets the backing of Han loyalists by promising that the Manchu rule of iron will soften when he is in power however he fails to keep his promise and turns against those that helped him. |
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Theatrical Release: January 15th, 1983
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Review: 88 Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Distribution | 88 Films - Region FREE - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:30:33.553 | |
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2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 28,673,618,193 bytesFeature: 22,586,277,888 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio Mandarin 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: 88 Films
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 28,673,618,193 bytesFeature: 22,586,277,888 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • From Child Actor to Fight Coordinator - An Interview with Poon Kin-Kwan (23:50)• Trailer (1:17) • Stills Gallery (2:58) Reversible sleeve featuring original art
Transparent Blu-ray Case inside slipcase Chapters 9 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
88 Films use a linear PCM dual-mono track (16-bit) in the
Mandarin language. The Lady Assassin
has crazy-fast swordplay, gravity-defying acrobatic flips, and wirework that come through with
superficial depth. The
score is credited to Chin Yung Shing (Dragons
Forever,
Five
Elements Ninjas,
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter,
Mr. Vampire III and
Mr. Vampire IV,)
and Chen-Hou Su (as
Chun Hau So) (8
Diagram Pole Fighter,
Five
Elements Ninjas) all sounding exaggerative-ly boisterous
and fun with dramatic hints of mayhem. It sounds authentically a shade
tinny in the uncompressed transfer. 88 Films offer optional English subtitles on
their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The 88 Films
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Chun-Ku Lu's The Lady Assassin
has enjoyable style amid the chaos. It's late-period Shaw Brothers that
mixes high-flying martial arts with Ching Dynasty intrigue and a tangled
web of royal backstabbing. It has breathless pacing and a few
less-ascertainable plot twists, but overall it's a fun ride for fans of
1980s wuxia—fast, furious, and a little unhinged. The 88 Films Blu-ray
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