Overview: Starring Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) and directed by Lo Wei, the man behind the smash-hit Bruce Lee vehicles The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, A Man Called Tiger is a martial arts extravaganza released at the height of an international kung fu craze.

Chin Fu (Wang Yu) is a formidable martial artist who suspects his father’s apparent suicide was actually a cold-blooded murder. His desire for answers - and revenge - leads him to Japan, where he becomes entangled with the yakuza.

With the aid of his fellow countryman Liu Han-ming (James Tien, Hand of Death) and a nightclub hostess (Maria Yi, Fist of Fury), Chin Fu sets out to infiltrate Tokyo’s underworld, expose a criminal conspiracy and uncover his father’s true fate by any means necessary.

Long rumored to have been planned as the third collaboration between Lo Wei and Bruce Lee before Lee made his directorial debut with The Way of the Dragon, A Man Called Tiger instead became a vehicle for another martial arts superstar in Jimmy Wang Yu.

Eureka Classics is proud to present the film for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration.

Blu-ray Verdict: To me, Jimmy Wang Yu is one of the all-time Kings of Cool. He is the precursor to Chow Yun Fat — this long lean inscrutable action star who wears cool suits, stares down bad guys with a dispassionate heat, then proceeds to kick their asses even if the odds are 15 to 1. And he does it believably too, with all legs and arms akimbo!

The last time I watched a Wang Yu movie, it was Beach of the War Gods — a period piece. As a matter of fact, most of the Wang Yu flicks I’ve seen are period. So this one was extra cool — he was a Chinese guy in Japan who joins up with a yakuza group to help them collect money from a rival yakuza.

At first glance this really seemed to be a Yojimbo/Fist Full Of Dollars reboot quickly segued into a REVENGER. Which is what all the best Wang Yu movies are. He attacks revenge with a cool attitude. Hardly breaks a sweat. Hardly makes any announcements of anger on his face. He just whips his head around, stares down the barrel of the camera and gives a little nod: Let’s fight!

All the women love him. All the dudes want to be him. The movie is confusing despite its simple premise — who killed his dad and who will eat fist for doing it and yes, it does careen a little all over the place. Gets kinda crazy trying to follow it. I got lost a few times, sure, but never lost my grip on what was unfolding action wise. I also never got tired of the fights and trust me when I say this one ends in an absolute BANGER!

The movie withholds the bloody fights that Lo Wei has done in the past — ending in a blood soaked battle that is beyond thrilling. It has been a while since I ventured down this path with Jimmy Wang Yu, but now this has just been released as part of Eureka’s 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from the original Hong Kong theatrical cut, itself from a brand new 2K restoration, well, this latest flashback rewatch was just as exciting to me!

Special Features:
1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration (79 mins)
1080p HD presentation of the rarely seen extended export version from a brand new 2K restoration (112 minutes)
Original Mandarin and classic English dub audio options (original mono presentations)
Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong version by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
Brand new audio commentary on the export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
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