Shaw Brothers FUNimation DVD Promo - Hong Kong Connection
Channel: DreadInNY
Date: 2022-04-17

FUNimation Entertainment released these films to DVD in 2010 and 2011. 

Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has the worlds largest Chinese-language film collection including 760 films produced from the 1950s to the 1990s by the Shaw Brothers Studio founded by Sir Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw in 1958.

Until Celestial Pictures began digitally restoring the films from their original negatives in 2002, few titles from the Shaw Brothers film archive had previously appeared since their original cinema release.

The Shaw films represent all genres, including kung fu, action, social satire, situation comedies, historical epics, horror and suspense, among others.

FUNimation will release Sword of Swords, The Duel, The Lady Hermit , The 14 Amazons, Shaolin Hand Lock, Invincible Shaolin, Soul of the Sword, Life Gamble, Shaolin Rescuers, Shaolin Prince, Bastard Swordsman, Opium and The Kung Fu Master, The Supreme Swordsman, Return of Bastard Swordsman and Hong Kong Godfather.

Funimation:

Mar. 23, 2010: The 14 Amazons

Mar. 23, 2010: Shaolin Hand Lock

Apr. 27, 2010: Hong Kong Godfather

Apr. 27, 2010: Opium and the Kung-Fu Master

June 1, 2010: Life Gamble

June 1, 2010: Invincible Shaolin

Aug. 3, 2010: Shaolin Prince

Aug. 3, 2010: The Duel

Nov. 9, 2010: Shaolin Rescuers

Nov. 9, 2010: Soul of the Sword

Dec. 7, 2010: Bastard Swordsman

Dec. 7, 2010: Return of Bastard Swordsman

Jan. 4, 2011: The Sword of Swords

Jan. 4, 2011: The Supreme Swordsman

Feb. 15, 2011: The Lady Hermit

Combo release:

Dec. 21, 2010: Shaw Brother's Triple Threat (Invincible Shaolin, Life Gamble, Shaolin Prince)