Legendary director Chang Cheh gets actors he worked with across the decades together for a Super Smash (Shaw) Brothers style time in The Shanghai Thirteen and he crafts a Wuxia pian fantasy with a tint of Halloween store horror and extensive kung fu in the form of The Nine Demons. Starring Gary and Joey. Thank you to Terracotta Distribution for sending screeners for review.
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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Chang Cheh biography & discussion
26m 30s – The Nine Demons review
57m 23s – Chang Cheh biography & discussion continued
69m 57s – The Shanghai Thirteen review
Show Links:
Taiwan Noir at Stitcher
sogoodreviews.com
Sleazy K’s Video
Die, Danger, Die Die Kill (aka 4DK) – Blog, Facebook, Twitter
Teleport City
Pop Offensive
Please Don’t Be Waiting For me – Official site
Buy The Shanghai Thirteen from Terracotta Distribution
Buy The Nine Demons from Terracotta Distribution
The Shanghai Thirteen – UK promotional trailer
The Nine Demons – UK promotional trailer
Please Don’t Be Waiting For Me author Todd Stadtman interviewed by Nancy Davis-Kho – You Tube
The Nine Demons – 4DK review
Chang Cheh – Senses Of Cinema
Chang Cheh biography
Chang Cheh profile – Kung Fu Movie Guide
Chang Cheh’s Directorial Journey, by Wong Yan – Influence Magazine #13 (April 1976)
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