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Bloody Fists (The) AKA Dragon Showdown (1972)
A band of evil Japanese martial artists want to possess all the dragon herb in a small Chinese village. It's up to fugitive loner and ace karate fighter Jang Wu-dip to stop these nefarious marauders.Director: See-Yuen Ng
OVERALL: R1-
OVERALL: R1
The R1 release for the anamorphic transfer. Avoid the heavily cut German release.
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CUTS:
- R0 Eastern Classics Vol. 3 Germany- MIG/EuroVideo - Yes - Heavily cut despite the FSK 18 rating. HOWEVER, it does contain footage missing from all the other available dvd releases (83:16 PAL).
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R0 United Kingdom- Dragon DVD - Yes - Re-edited version with the previous BBFC cuts waived but still missing the following due to a slightly cut Hong Kong master being used, though the footage is almost intact in the German dvd:
1) A shot of a man sliding down a car window, bleeding (4 seconds approx)
2) A dialogue scene on a beach is reduced (34 seconds approx)
3) A scene has been shortened where a Chinese fighter is beaten to death by several Japanese & shot of his bloody corpse (7 seconds approx) (97:18 PAL). -
R0 United Kingdom- Firefly Entertainment - Yes - Re-edited version with the previous BBFC cuts waived but still missing the following due to a slightly cut Hong Kong master being used, though the footage is almost intact in the German dvd:
1) A shot of a man sliding down a car window, bleeding (4 seconds approx)
2) A dialogue scene on a beach is reduced (34 seconds approx)
3) A scene has been shortened where a Chinese fighter is beaten to death by several Japanese & shot of his bloody corpse (7 seconds approx) (97:18 PAL). -
R1 America- Crash Cinema - Yes - Longer than previous releases but still missing the following due to a slightly cut Hong Kong master being used, though the footage is almost intact in the German dvd:
1) A shot of a man sliding down a car window, bleeding (4 seconds approx)
2) A dialogue scene on a beach is reduced (34 seconds approx)
3) A scene has been shortened where a Chinese fighter is beaten to death by several Japanese & shot of his bloody corpse (7 seconds approx). - R1 Martial Arts Classics Double Feature America- Warner Home Video - Yes - contains an alternative soundtrack (97:16 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- Cinestrange Extreme - Yes - by approximately 5 minutes (92:38 PAL)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 24/03/14
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 17/12/24UPDATE LOG:
24/03/14 - Initial entry.
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17/12/24 - Added America (Martial Arts Classics Double Feature) [2007] and Germany-Cinestrange Extreme.
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