New to The Arrow Video Channel – Titles Synopses
November 2
The Blade Spares None - (GB, IE, US, CA) – 1971
In Teddy Yip’s surrealist wuxia The Blade Spares None, Miao plays Ho Li-Chun, a swordswoman seeking revenge for her father’s assassination by an avaricious fiend posing as a prince. Alongside her righteous comrades Tang Ching-Yun (Patrick Tse Yin, Shaolin Soccer) and Chen Jo-Yu (James Tien, Fist of Fury), they’ll defeat anyone who stands in their way in their pursuit of the imposter prince.
November 9
The Hurricane - (GB, IE, US, CA) - 1972
An action-packed tale of conspiracy and treachery, where our heroes must form an unlikely alliance to try and stop a corrupt minister from betraying the Empire.
November 20
Manhunt - (GB, IE, US, CA) – 1976
MANHUNT sees the iconic Ken Takakura (A FUGITIVE FROM THE PAST) reunited with Japan’s top action director Junya Sato (THE BULLET TRAIN) in a high-octane crime thriller that takes him across the whole of Japan.
When Fuyuto Morioka (Takakura), a chief prosecutor for the Ministry of Justice, is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, he escapes from custody. Trailed by a detective and two shadowy figures wielding shotguns, Morioka’s investigation into who might want to see him locked away sees him uncover a dark web of government and corporate corruption involving a dangerous mind-controlling drug developed by a sinister pharmaceutical company.
A star-studded blockbuster featuring some of Japan’s most familiar actors, including Kunie Tanaka, Ryo Ikebe and Ko Nishimura, MANHUNT proved a surprise box-office smash, inspiring a 2017 remake by John Woo.
November 23
High Road to China - (GB, IE) - 1983
Take the High Road to China… for an adventure you’ll never forget.
Tom Selleck (MAGNUM P.I.) and Bess Armstrong (JAWS 3-D) star in this freewheeling action comedy set in the roaring twenties. Patrick O’Malley (Selleck), a washed-up and alcoholic aviator, meets his match when he’s hired by high-strung heiress Eve Tozer (Armstrong) to find her father, long-lost somewhere in Asia. Making their way eastward in O’Malley’s WWI biplane, the disparate couple bicker their way through several high adventures, narrow escapes and encounters with dangerous bandits along the way.
With its thrilling aerial action sequences and a charming old-fashioned romance plot, HIGH ROAD TO CHINA also boasts a terrific soundtrack by John Barry and a fantastic support cast, including Brian Blessed (FLASH GORDON), Wilford Brimley (THE THING) and Cassandra Gava (CONAN THE BARBARIAN).
November 30
Undead - (GB, IE) – 2003
A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.
