Blu-ray Release: Monkey Kung Fu

Blu-ray Release Date: March 22, 2022
Price: Blu-ray $19.99
Studio: 88 Films/MVD Visual


From director Mar Lo (Shaolin Thief), and starring Siu-Tung Ching (The Shaolin Boxer) comes the fast-moving, action-filled 1978 Wuxia classic Monkey Kung Fu from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio.

When prisoner Ching is given half of a wooden keepsake by a one eyed-master about to be executed, he breaks out of prison to go in search of the other half to discover its purpose. However, on his quest he is pursued by a gang leader who will also stop at nothing find out its secrets.

Embroiling mystical promise, an adventurous journey and a search for the truth into its winding storyline, Monkey Kung Fu aka Stroke of Death is a uniquely satisfying late seventies delve into the magical world of martial arts Hong Kong cinema.

Here’s what’s featured on the new Blu-ray:

  • High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
  • 2.0 DTS-HD MA English Soundtrack
  • 2.0 DTS-HD MA Cantonese Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles
  • Audio commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network
  • Stunting Around – An Interview with Choreographer Tony Leung Siu-hung
  • Original Trailer

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Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.