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Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin AKA She hao ba bu (1978)
The young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it.Director: Chi-Hwa Chen
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Between the R2 U.K. and R4 Australian Hong Kong Legends edition and the R2 Japanese Universal edition for the uncut version and the original aspect ratio. Do note that the Japanese edition is not English-friendly, and although it has a DTS audio, it is an 5.1 upmix.
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CUTS:
- R0 United Kingdom- Eastern Heroes - Yes, cut by several minutes (91 min PAL). (No cuts by BBFC.)
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R1 America- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - Following is missing on this release:
Missing logo of 'Lo Wei Productions' (0:11)
The shop owner spotting the girl stealing buns and runs toward her (0:22).
During an attempt to free Hsu from Tang's prison, a section of fighting is missing (2:02).
A section of the gold transport attack (0:57).
A section of Chien talking to the monk (0:22).
A section of Hsu's fight against the three Spear Men is cut by (1:15). - R1 America- Simitar - Same version as the R1 Columbia Tristar release. (See above for details).
- R2 France- Seven - Status Unknown
- R2 Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts (96:56).
- R2 Masterpiece Edition Germany- Splendid Film - Yes, cut by several minutes (79:14 min PAL).
- R2 Japan- Universal - No cuts (100:25 NTSC).
- R2 Ultrabit United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts (96:25 PAL).
- R4 Ultrabit Australia- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts (96:57 PAL).
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 02/09/05
Comparison last updated by Markus_Lang on 05/05/12UPDATE LOG:
05/05/2012: Addition of the R2 U.K. and German and R4 Australian editions.
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