Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu (Movie)

[Machine Translation] A masterpiece from Jackie Chan s early career! The definitive comedic kung fu action film! Take down your enemies with cue cards! Packed with bizarre and amazing stunts! --Gong, a weak-willed young man, takes a job as a handyman at a mansion, but when he discovers that the mansion is actually the hideout of the Five Poisons Sect" band of thieves, he finds himself in mortal danger and flees in a panic. On his way, Gon stumbles upon a showdown between a bounty hunter a master whip-wielder and a wanted criminal. Taking advantage of the fact that both men were killed in the crossfire, Gon impersonates the whip-wielding master and successfully pockets the bounty. However, while he s living it up in town, he s spotted by the female leader of the Five Poisons Sect. Just as he was about to be caught, he is saved by a mysterious old man. Impressed by the old man s strength, Gon immediately asks to become his disciple. The old man, worn down by Gon s persistent pleading, agrees to take him on as a disciple on the condition that Gon track down a disciple currently on a mission to deliver a universal elixir. However, all sorts of villains including the Five Poisons Sect were after that elixir. Gon gets swept up in the midst of the battle, but... This early masterpiece by Jackie Chan gained popularity for its outlandish fight scenes, in which he defeats villains using improvised kung fu while picking up and skimming through martial arts manuals scattered on the ground. Dean Seki, a familiar face to Jackie Chan fans, appears as a beggar who teaches Jackie some dubious tricks, delivering the comedic performance fans have come to expect. Bonus features include the original trailer, the latest trailer, a photo gallery (photo collection/slideshow), the Japanese re-release version of the film, and the Japanese theatrical trailer. *This is the same disc as PBW-300030, previously sold by NBC Universal Entertainment.

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ジャッキー・チェン初期の傑作! コミカル・カンフー・アクション決定版! カンペで敵をやっつけろ! 珍技&妙技てんこ盛り! ──軟弱青年のゴンは、ある屋敷の雑用の職に就くが、その屋敷が盗賊団"五毒門"のアジトであるという秘密を知ってしまい、身の危険に晒されあわてて逃げ出す。道中、賞金稼ぎでムチ使いの達人とお尋ね者が対決している場面に遭遇したゴンは、両者相討ちとなったのを良いことに、ムチ使いの達人になりすましてまんまと賞金を手に入れるが、街で豪遊しているところを五毒門の女頭領に見つかってしまう。あわやというところを謎の老人に救われ、その強さに感動したゴンは即座に弟子入りを志願。しつこく食い下がるゴンに根負けした老人は弟子入りの条件として、万能の秘薬を運ぶ任務についている弟子を訪ねるよう言いつける。だが、五毒門をはじめとするあらゆる悪党たちがその秘薬を狙っていた。ゴンは闘いの渦中に巻き込まれるが・・・。地面に散らばった武術書を拾い読みながら、即席のカンフーで悪党たちを倒していくという奇想天外な格闘シーンが人気を呼んだ、ジャッキー・チェン初期の傑作。ジャッキー映画ファンにはおなじみのディーン・セキが、ジャッキーに胡散臭い珍技を伝授する物乞い役で登場し、期待通りのコミカル演技を披露してくれる。映像特典にはオリジナル予告編、最新版予告編、フォトギャラリー (写真集/スライドショー)、日本公開復刻版本編、日本版劇場予告編を収録。※NBCユニバーサル・エンターテイメントから販売されていたPBW-300030と同ディスクです。