Imprint Films Announces New Asian Releases
HomeImprint Films Announces New Asian Releases
Posted January 16, 2025 08:43 AM by Webmaster
Australian label Imprint Films has informed us that it will add three new Asian titles to its Blu-ray catalog. They are: The Monkey Goes West (1966), Vengeance of a Snow Girl (1971), and The Snake Prince (1976). All three titles are scheduled to arrive on the market on March 26.
The Monkey Goes West
In the vast body of Chinese literature, there is no novel more famous than Journey To The West, and its familiar characters – from the rambunctious Monkey King to the lecherous Pigsy.
The Monkey Goes West presents a unique interpretation with a unique cast. Ho Fan plays the monk who undertakes a journey to the west to search for Buddhist scriptures. Among the creatures he encounters are Monkey (Yueh Hua), Pigsy (Peng Peng), and a damsel in distress (Diana Chang Chung-wen, nicknamed "The Most Beautiful Creature in China"). It's the Tang Dynasty with a 1960s sensibility, and one of the more unusual costume pictures of its era.
Special Features:
Lo Wei (director of The Big Boss and Fist of Fury) joined Shaw Brothers in 1965, and helmed more than a dozen movies for the studio. This, however, was his very last Shaw Brothers film, and he shot the works with it.
He co-wrote and co-starred in the tale of a frostbitten swordswoman out for revenge on the people who killed her parents and stole the coveted Tsui Feng sword. An audience can only marvel at Li Ching's talent as she struggles to kill her enemies and cure her hypothermia in time for the final "snow-down."
Special Features:
Versatile director Lo Chen and majestic star Ti Lung teamed up to make this remarkable, unusual fantasy-horror epic.
Ti Lung is the title character, who lives on the Snake Mountain of Kwangsi with his brothers the Black Snake and the Yellow Snake, who have been trying to turn into humans for a thousand years. Attracted by the sensual rain dance performed by three glorious tribeswomen of the nearby Miao Village, they set into motion a tale of romance, greed, insanity, envy, lust, murder, and tragedy.
The lovely Fanny Fen-Ni, Helen Ko, and Lin Chen-Chi lend their acting talent to a film that is both one of the director's last, and most extraordinary.
Special Features:
The Monkey Goes West
In the vast body of Chinese literature, there is no novel more famous than Journey To The West, and its familiar characters – from the rambunctious Monkey King to the lecherous Pigsy.
The Monkey Goes West presents a unique interpretation with a unique cast. Ho Fan plays the monk who undertakes a journey to the west to search for Buddhist scriptures. Among the creatures he encounters are Monkey (Yueh Hua), Pigsy (Peng Peng), and a damsel in distress (Diana Chang Chung-wen, nicknamed "The Most Beautiful Creature in China"). It's the Tang Dynasty with a 1960s sensibility, and one of the more unusual costume pictures of its era.
Special Features:
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
- NEW Interview with film historian Paul Fonoroff
- Interview with director Ho Meng-Hua by Frédéric Ambrosine (2003)
- Interview with actor Yueh Hua by Frédéric Ambrosine (2007)
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Lo Wei (director of The Big Boss and Fist of Fury) joined Shaw Brothers in 1965, and helmed more than a dozen movies for the studio. This, however, was his very last Shaw Brothers film, and he shot the works with it.
He co-wrote and co-starred in the tale of a frostbitten swordswoman out for revenge on the people who killed her parents and stole the coveted Tsui Feng sword. An audience can only marvel at Li Ching's talent as she struggles to kill her enemies and cure her hypothermia in time for the final "snow-down."
Special Features:
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic Ian Jane
- NEW Interview with film scholar Dr. Luke White
- Interview with actor Ku Feng by Frédéric Ambrosine (2003)
- Interview with actress Lisa Chiao Chiao by Frédéric Ambrosine (2005)
Versatile director Lo Chen and majestic star Ti Lung teamed up to make this remarkable, unusual fantasy-horror epic.
Ti Lung is the title character, who lives on the Snake Mountain of Kwangsi with his brothers the Black Snake and the Yellow Snake, who have been trying to turn into humans for a thousand years. Attracted by the sensual rain dance performed by three glorious tribeswomen of the nearby Miao Village, they set into motion a tale of romance, greed, insanity, envy, lust, murder, and tragedy.
The lovely Fanny Fen-Ni, Helen Ko, and Lin Chen-Chi lend their acting talent to a film that is both one of the director's last, and most extraordinary.
Special Features:
- NEW Audio Commentary by critic / writer David West, author of 'Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film'
- NEW Interview with film scholar Wayne Wong
- Interview with Lee Mer, former editor of Shaw Brothers' 'Southern Screen' magazine, by Frédéric Ambrosine (2005)
