CompleteMartialArts.com - Welcome to the Grindhouse: Dragon Princess/Karate Warriors
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Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
Starring: Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba, Yasuaki Kurata, Jirô Chiba, Bin Amatsu
Directed By: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Yataka Kodaira, Yutaka Kohira
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BCI ECLIPSE LLC
EAN: 0787364791491
Format: Color
Label: Bci / Eclipse
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bci / Eclipse
Release Date: 2007-08-14
Running Time: 179
Studio: Bci / Eclipse
Theatrical Release Date: 1981-02
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Editorial Reviews:
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This Sonny Chiba double feature includes Dragon Princess: When Yumi was a child she witnessed her father Kazuma ambushed by a Nikaido and his thugs who wants control of the karate world. He spares his life on the condition that he leaves Tokyo. Blinded in one eye Kazuma flees to New York City with Yumi and trains her himself so she can one day return to Japan and get revenge. Etsuko Shihomi Yasuaki Kurata and Jiro Chiba star; and Karate Warriors: Sonny Chiba arrives in a town where 2 gangs are at war with each other. Sonny pits the 2 gangs against each other in an all-out battle of flying fists and kicks. Kazuhiko Yamaguchi star. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â SPORTS/GAMES/MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UPC:Â 787364791491
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Summary: FINALLY!!! Karate Warrios at his best quality!!!! :D
Comment: I remember when I saw Karate Warriors for the first time and it SUCKED!!! It was standarscreen, you could hardly see the fights and the picture quality was blurred. This Grindhouse version was the one that I was looking for! It has widescreen, BETTER picture quality and better sound.
Is a shame that there isn't the Japanese language track in this dvd but at least we have the best quality. YEAH!!!
P.S: I wasn't interested in Dragon Princess.
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Summary: 2 great movies for the price of 1
Comment: I have been looking forever for a widescreen print of Dragon Princess, and I finally found it! I will talk about the movies below, but first I want to talk about the grindhouse experience this disc offers. Before the double feature starts 2 original Sonny Chiba trailers are shown. After the first movie ends, 2 more trailers are shown right before the second movie begins.
DRAGON PRINCESS-
After Sonny Chiba's daughter witnesses him get beat up in a spectacular fight at the start of the movie, Sonny Chiba trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) to be a karate killing machine. Sonny Chiba's role is basically only a cameo since he dies 20 minutes into the movie. So now his daughter goes to take revenge. She teams up with kung fu movie legend Yusuaki Kurata to take down the killers.
The action is fantastic. Sonny Chiba's fight at the start of the movie is the best fight in the movie, and the other fights are good. Etsuko Shihomi was one of very best Asian martial arts actresses and she reallY gets to show off. Yusuaki Kurata's kicking skills are up there with anybody and he is a very welcome addition to the cast.
Rating- 4/5
The picture quality is very good and looks 100 times better than my 3 previous super full frame versions. And the English dub is remastered to perfection.
KARATE WARRIORS-
Similiar to Streetfighter, Sonny Chiba plays a mercenary killer. There are 2 gangs at war and both are trying to get a big stash of heroin. There is a samurai working for one of the gangs and Chiba knows he will have to fight him one day because they are both after the heroin. The samurai has a son and Chiba and the boy get along very well. Like most Chiba movies, this is very dark and bloody, and the story is a actually told a lot better than most Chiba movies.
The action is awesome and never lets up. They use a really cool camera technique when Chiba kicks soembody. I was glued to the screen from beginning to end.
4.5/5
Picture and sound quality are very good.
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