In November, ARROW presents a collection of martial arts films with a difference from the legendary Shaw Brothers – the wuxia pain, that channelled the blood-soaked widescreen violence of Japanese samurai epics and Italian spaghetti westerns into a uniquely Chinese form.
With their enthralling tales drawn from historical myth and legend of sword-wielding (and often gravity-defying) noble heroes, the beautifully restored wuxia films showing in November include the iconic One-Armed Swordsman trilogy, directed between 1967 and 1971 by wuxia cinema godfather Chang Cheh; Ho Meng-hua’s The Lady Hermit, with the great Cheng Pei-pei (Come Drink with Me) as a virtuous swordswoman called upon to stop a vicious warlord; Chor Yuen’s scandalous Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan; Cheng Kang’s all-star epic The 14 Amazons; The Magic Blade, Clans of Intrigue, Jade Tiger and The Sentimental Swordsman, all starring the redoubtable Ti Lung; Sun Chung’s breathlessly exciting The Avenging Eagle and Boxer’s Omen goremeister Kuei Chih-hung’s fatalistic masterpiece Killer Constable; Taylor Wong’s Buddha’s Palm, and Lu Chun-ku’s Bastard Swordsman.
Also next month, Tomie, based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), the story of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness. A creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls), ARROW is proud to present this key title from the J-Horror boom of the late 1990s, which spawned a string of sequels.
Watch the November trailer in the player below:
Finally in November on ARROW, Elvira (played by Cassandra Peterson), Horrorland’s hostess with the mostest, finally busts out in a brand new 4K restoration by ARROW, with her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark! Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, the 1988 film helped solidify the Elvira as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, that rather enhancing gown!
Take a look at the full calendar for the month:
From November 4
- The One-Armed Swordsman – 1967
- Return of the One-Armed Swordsman – 1969
- The New One-Armed Swordsman – 1971
From November 8
- Guts – 2021 – Short Film
- Memento Mori – 2018 – Short Film
- Crazy For You – 2013 – Short Film
From November 11
- Elvira Mistress of the Dark 4K – 1988
- The 14 Amazons – 1972
- The Lady Hermit – 1971
- Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan – 1972
From November 18
- Tomie – 1998
- The Magic Blade – 1976
- Jade Tiger – 1977
- Clans of Intrigue – 1977
- The Sentimental Swordsman – 1977
From November 25
- The Avenging Eagle – 1978
- Killer Constable – 1980
- Buddha’s Palm – 1982
- Bastard Swordsman – 1983
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