One of the toughest martial arts films was banned for almost 30 years and is being released uncut for the first time – only a few hundred exist

In the past few years have repeatedly previously banned films taken off the index. A particularly prominent example of this was Rob Zombie’s Halloween in the Director’s Cut version in the summer of 2021. Now follows one Classics of the martial arts genrenamely The Man from Hong Kong from 1975.

The film, which has been indexed in this country since 1985, is now being released for the first time uncut and with a release from 16 years on Blu-ray. Action fans should hurry, though, because the two versions of the Eastern flick available on Amazon are strictly limited. The Mediabook with Cover B* is available only 333 times.

What is The Hong Kong Man about?

Actually, Fang Sing Leng (Jimmy Wang Yu), inspector of the Royal Hong Kong Police, is only supposed to transfer the Chinese drug courier Win Chan from Australia to his homeland. But Chan falls victim to an assassination attempt that leads the inspector to track down businessman Jack Wilton (George Lazenby).

Among other things, Wilton runs a school for martial arts, which he only uses as a front for his illegal business (drug and arms trade). Fang decides to confront Wilton about Chan’s murder, which turns into a deadly, action-packed rollercoaster ride with all sorts of explosions and brawls.

If you want to add The Hong Kong Man to your film collection, you can now get two out of three on Amazon limited special editions as a media book order:

James Bond satire with great action: why is The Man from Hong Kong worth it?

The Eastern Hong Kong man is considered to be classic of its genrewhich among other things with the outstandingly choreographed kung fu sequences and Russell Boyd’s (Master and Commander) camera. The film scores one on Rotten Tomatoes Criticism rating of 100 percent.

What goes down equally well with fans and critics aside from the action sequences is the fact that the film doesn’t take itself too seriously. In particular, Bond star George Lazenby knows how to convince as a perfidious villain. The overall concept, too satire on James Bond and Dirty Harry, can score.

Both versions of the disc are available as 4K and HD Blu-rays with English and German soundtracks. In addition, you can enjoy extensive bonus material, including interviews, audio commentary and behind-the-scenes documentaries. A third version, limited to 444 copies with a different cover, can be ordered exclusively from Camera Obscura Films.

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