Eureka Entertainment has announced the release of Furious Swords and Fantastic Warriors, a spectacular collection of ten martial arts classics from the legendary “Godfather of Hong Kong cinema,” Chang Cheh. Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK and North America, this definitive five-disc set will be available in the UK and North America as part of the Eureka Classics rangein September in a strictly limited edition of 2,000 copies (per territory). This exclusive release will feature a slipcase and a collectors’ booklet.

Distinguished by his penchant for bloodshed and a thematic concentration on the bonds of brotherhood and masculine sacrifice, Chang Cheh is one of the most prolific and accomplished directors ever to emerge from the Hong Kong film industry. Often hailed as the “Godfather of Hong Kong cinema,” he enjoyed a career spanning six decades and worked in a multitude of genres, from Chinese opera to kung fu films via wuxia pian, historical epics and tales of the supernatural.

Presented here are ten films that reveal the range and versatility of Chang’s career as a filmmaker. Traditional wuxia pian is represented by King Eagle (Ying wang, 1971), Trail of the Broken Blade (Duan chang jian, 1967) and Wandering Swordsman (You xia er, 1970); choreographed by Lau Kar-leung, Men from the Monastery (Shao Lin zi di, 1974) and Shaolin Martial Arts (Hong quan yu yong chun, 1974) are both drawn from Chang’s Shaolin cycle, included here alongside New Shaolin Boxers (Hong quan yu yong chun, 1974); Iron Bodyguard (Da dao Wang Wu, 1973), released at the dawn of the kung fu era, is representative of changing trends in Hong Kong cinema; and some of Chang’s more esoteric work is represented by the opera film The Fantastic Magic Baby (Hong hai er, 1975) and the supernatural fantasy The Weird Man (Shen tong shu yu xiao ba wang, 1983). Also included is the anthology film Trilogy of Swordsmanship (Qun ying hui, 1972), to which Chang contributed a segment alongside his contemporaries Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang.

All produced during Chang Cheh’s tenure at Shaw Brothers, these ten films are a testament to the director’s distinct aesthetic style and his recurring thematic preoccupations. Eureka Classics presents this selection of Chang’s work for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK and North America.

Furious Swords and Fantastic Warriors will be released as a five-disc Blu-ray set by Eureka Entertainment on the Eureka Classics label on 22 September 2025 in the UK at the RRP of £69.99 and North America on 23 September 2025 at the SRP of $104.95.

LIMITED EDITION FIVE-DISC BLU-RAY FEATURES:

• Limited to 2,000 copies
• Limited edition slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
• Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on all films in this set by film critic and writer James Oliver
• 1080p HD presentations of all 10 films on Blu-ray
• Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
• New audio commentaries on each film by a selection of Hong Kong cinema experts including Frank Djeng, Mike Leeder, Arne Venema and David West
• New interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the life and work of Chang Cheh
• New video essay by Jonathan Clements (author of A Brief History of China) on Iron Bodyguard
• New video essay by Jonathan Clements on Chang Cheh’s Shaolin films

All extras subject to change