The Offical Shaws Dub Thread

[gfanikf]

there were obviously a lot of shaws that were not dubbed into english but i believe that there were a lot more in english that we are aware of. i mean dubbed shaws were popular in all english speaking parts of the world not just america--also english dubbed shaws played in lots of countries with foreign sub tittles. problem is that people in these countries are not aware of their popularity or value.

So how many new Shaw dubs have popped up in the last 3-5 years?

[teako170]

I dug up this old thread and made it a sticky so it wouldn't get lost -- like some of these dubs.

Would be interesting to see an updated list of the known dubs and a list of the MIA's.

(Oh, for those of you not around in 2006/7, ignore the posts by Frank Lakatos.)

For those who haven't seen this interview >>>

But Still: Vaughan Savidge on His HK Dubbing Career

[Pai Mei]

Below is a list of the commercially available Shaws that include the English dub as well as the Chinese audio:

All Men Are Brothers (1975) - WellGo

Avenging Eagle, The (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Bastard Swordsman (1983) - FUNimation

Battle Wizard (1977) - WellGo

Black Magic (1975) - Image

Black Magic II (1976) - Tokyo Shock

Blood Brothers, The (1973) - Dragon Dynasty

Brave Archer (1977) - Tokyo Shock

Brave Archer & His Mate (1982) - WellGo

Challenge of the Masters (1976) - Tokyo Shock

Come Drink with Me (1966) - Dragon Dynasty

Crippled Avengers (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Deadly Breaking Sword, The (1979) - Image

Deadly Duo, The (1971) - Tokyo Shock

Delightful Forest, The (1972) - WellGo

Disciples Of Shaolin (1975) - Image

Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1984) - Dragon Dynasty

Duel, The (1971) - FUNimation

Duel of Fists (1971) - WellGo

Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) - Dragon Dynasty

Executioners from Shaolin (1977) - Dragon Dynasty

Five Deadly Venoms (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Five Element Ninjas (1982) - Tokyo Shock

Five Shaolin Masters (1974) - Dragon Dynasty

Flag of Iron (1980) - Tokyo Shock

Flying Guillotine, The (1975) - Dragon Dynasty

Flying Guillotine II, The (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Fourteen Amazons, The (1972) - FUNimation

Golden Swallow (1968) - Dragon Dynasty

Heroes of the East (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Heroes Shed No Tears (1978) - WellGo

Heroes Two (1974) - Tokyo Shock

Heroic Ones (1970) - WellGo

Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983) - WellGo

House of Traps (1982) - Image

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) - Image and TF1 (French)

Invincible Shaolin (1978) - FUNimation

Iron Bodyguard (1973) - Tokyo Shock

Kid with the Golden Arm, The (1979) - Tokyo Shock

Killer Clans (1976) - Dragon Dynasty

Killer Snakes (1974) - Image

King Boxer (1972) - Dragon Dynasty

Kiss of Death (1973) - Image

Lady Hermit, The (1971) - FUNimation

Legendary Weapons of China (1982) - Image

Life Gamble (1979) - FUNimation

Lion vs. Lion (1981) - Tokyo Shock

Lizard, The (1972) - Image

Lost Souls (1980) - Image

Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) - Dragon Dynasty

Magic Blade, The (1976) - Image

Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986) - Dragon Dynasty

Martial Club (1981) - Tokyo Shock

Master, The (1980) - Tokyo Shock

My Young Auntie (1981) - Dragon Dynasty

One-Armed Swordsman, The (1967) - Dragon Dynasty

Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984) - BCI and FUNimation

Return of the Bastard Swordsman (1984) - FUNimation

Return of the One Armed Swordsman (1969) - Dragon Dynasty

Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) - Dragon Dynasty

Shaolin Hand Lock (1978) - FUNimation

Shaolin Mantis (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Shaolin Prince (1982) - FUNimation

Shaolin Rescuers (1979) - FUNimation

Shaolin Temple (1982) - Eastern Heroes

Soul of the Sword (1977) - FUNimation

Super Inframan, The (1975) - Image

Sword of Swords, The (1968) - FUNimation

Ten Tigers from Kwangtung (1980) - Tokyo Shock

Thirty-sixth Chamber of Shaolin, The (1978) - Dragon Dynasty

Thunderbolt Fist (1972) - Image

Trail of the Broken Blade, The (1967) - Siren

Two Champions of Shaolin (1978) - WellGo

Web of Death, The (1976) - WellGo

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Listed below are the Shaw co-productions, most of which were not intended to be released with Chinese audio.

Call Him Mr. Shatter (1974) - Anchor Bay

Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) - Anchor Bay

Stranger and the Gunfighter, The (1974) - Videoasia

Supermen Against the Orient (1974) - Voulez Vous Film (German release - This has includes English, Italian, and German dubs, but does not include Mandarin dub.)

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Here is a list of the Shaw titles that are fan projects that are fairly easily attainable and are not in the list above. These customized projects have both English and Chinese audio:

Angry Guest, The (1972)

Anonymous Heroes, The (1971)

Assassin, The (1967)

Bare-Footed Kid, The (1993)

Bells of Death, The (1968)

Boxer from Shantung, The (1972)

Boxer from the Temple, The (1980)

Boxer Rebellion (1976)

Brave Archer II (1978) (to be released 11/22/11 by Tokyo Shock - DELAYED)

Brave Archer III (1981) (on Tokyo Shock’s to do list)

Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

Chinese Boxer, The (1970)

Convict Killer, The (1980)

Daredevils, The (1979)

Delinquent, The (1973)

Dirty Ho (1979)

Dragon Missile, The (1979)

Duel for Gold (1971)

Five Superfighters (1979)

Five Tough Guys (1974)

Four Riders (1972)

Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)

Heaven and Hell (1978)

Kid with a Tattoo, The (1980)

Killer Constable (1980)

Kung Fu Instructor, The (1979)

Legend of the Bat (1978)

Magnificent Ruffians (1979) (to be released 9/15/11 by Tokyo Shock - DELAYED)

Magnificent Wanderers (1977)

Man of Iron (1972)

Marco Polo (1975)

Masked Avengers (1981) (on Tokyo Shock’s to do list)

Master of Kung Fu, The (1973)

Men from the Monastery (1974)

Monkey Kung Fu (1979)

Na Cha the Great (1974)

Naval Commandos, The (1977)

New One-Armed Swordsman, The (1971)

New Shaolin Boxers, The (1976)

Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981)

Proud Twins, The (1979)

Rebel Intruders, The (1980) (on Tokyo Shock’s to do list)

Rendezvous with Death (1980)

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1980)

Savage Five, The (1974)

Seven-Man Army (1976)

Shaolin Abbott (1979)

Shaolin Avengers (1976)

Shaolin Intruders (1983)

Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)

Spiritual Boxer, The (1975)

Treasure Hunters, The (1981)

Twelve Gold Medallions, The (1970)

Valley of the Fangs (1970)

Vengeance (1970)

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Below is a list of Shaw English dubbed films that are a bit harder to obtain and/or do not currently include the Chinese audio along with the English dub, but are known to exist:

Bamboo House of Dolls (1973)

Black Lizard, The (1981)

Bruce Lee and I (1976)

Champion, The (1972)

Chinatown Kid (1977) (on Tokyo Shock’s to do list)

Deadly Angels (1977)

Hero (1997)

Kid from Kwantung (1982)

Killer, The (1972)

Lady Exterminator (1977)

Mighty Peking Man, The (1977)

Water Margin, The (1972)

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MIA list:

Big Fellow, The (1973)

Bloody Escape, The (1975)

Buddha’s Palm (1982) (possible future Dragon Dynasty release)

Casino, The (1972)

Clan Feuds (1981)

Clan of Amazons (1978)

Cobra Girl (AKA: Fangs of the Cobra) (1977)

Coward Bastard (1980)

Deadly Knives, The (AKA: Fist of Vengeance) (1972) (dub known to be stored at the Library of Congress)

Death Duel (1977)

Drug Connection, The (AKA: The Sexy Killer) (1976) (dub known to be stored at the Library of Congress)

Flying Dagger (1969) (possible future Dragon Dynasty release)

Full Moon Scimitar (1979)

Gambling Syndicate, The (1975)

Godfather’s Fury (1978)

Heads for Sale (1970)

Invincible Enforcer (1979)

Invincible Fist, The (1969) (possible future Dragon Dynasty release)

Killers on Wheels (1976)

Lady is the Boss, The (1983) (on Tokyo Shock’s to do list)

Lady Professional, The (1971)

Legend of the Fox (1980)

Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982)

Monkey Goes West, The (1966)

Murder Plot (1979)

My Rebellious Son (1982)

Mysterious Lady Killer, The (1977)

Pirate, The (1973) (dub known to be stored at the Library of Congress)

Police Force (1973)

Queen Hustler (1975) (dub known to be stored at the Library of Congress)

Raw Courage (1969)

Tigress of Shaolin, The (1979)

Vengeance is a Golden Blade (1969)

Weird Man, The (1983)

What Price Honesty (1981)

Young Vagabond, The (1985)

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These may or may not exist:

Ambush (1973)

Black Tavern,The (1972)

Call to Arms (1973)

Condemned, The (1976)

Dead End (1969)

Drug Addict, The (1974)

Generation Gap, The (1973)

Heroes of Sung (1973)

Judgement of an Assassin (1977)

King Eagle (1971)

Singing Killer, The (1970)

Singing Thief, The (1969)

To Kill a Mastermind (1979)

Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972)

Young Rebel, The (1975)

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I will try to keep this list updated. So if you guys notice anything wrong or if I need to move a movie up or down a level please let me know. I am nowhere near an expert on the subject, especially on the non martial art titles.

Edit History:

8/12/2011 - Added titles Hero (1997) and The Champion (1972) with help from Markgway.

9/02/2011 - Moved 4 Dragon Dynasty new releases and 1 Tokyo Shock new release to the top list.

9/09/2011 & 9/12/2011 - Added and updated many titles thanks to bobo (see post below)

9/13/2011 - Moved 4 Dragon Dynasty new releases to the top list.

12/01/2011 - Moved 2 Dragon Dynasty new releases to the top list.

2/29/2012 - Added Shaw co-production / non-Chinese audio category.

5/22/2012 - Moved WellGo new release (Duel of Fists) to top list, and The Dragon Missle out of the MIA list.

7/02/2012 - Moved Brave Archer II into the fan project list, and The Campion and Lady Exterminator out of the MIA list.

7/03/2012 - Moved Na Cha the Great into the fan project list.

7/19/2012 - Moved Magnificent Wanderers into the fan project list.

7/23/2012 - Added Supermen Against the Orient to Shaw co-production list with help from asianhawk and Markgway.

8/03/2012 - Moved Heaven and Hell into the fan project list.

[bobo]

hi---very good list,very accurate,pretty much the exact list i have and go buy. i have a few you could add to the may or may not exist list--AMBUSH--BLACK TAVERN--CALL TO ARMS--HEROES OF SUNG and TO KILL A MASTERMIND. according to my research BUDHA PALM--FLYING DAGGER and INVINCIBLE FIST english dubs are in the hands of DD and we will have to wait and see what's going on with them. also the english dubs for PIRATE--DEADLY KNIVES--SEXY KILLER and QUEEN HUSTLER are at the LOC(library of congress), so another we'll have to wait and see. i myself believe that some of the english dub rares are owned by people on this very site but for whatever reason they are holding them back. i really wish they would relent and let everyone know what they've got. LADY EXECUTIONER watchable dub was available at flashlegs but is now no longer listed. i know for a fact that someone has the dubs to KID FROM KWANTUNG,BLACK LIZARD and at least six other rares but they have dropped out of the circle for a while now. the way i see it is--let's get every available english dub to the fans by any means possible, i mean i'd like to see these before i'm in my seventies. i notice on your harder to obtain but known to exist list you have CLAN FEUDS--INVINCIBLE FIST and LEGEND OF THE FOX. i have the others on this list but have not yet found these three yet--by any chance do you have copies or could you point me in the right direction ? anyway---thanks, it's nice to know that i'm not the only one interested in the english dubs.

[teako170]

Two thumbs up for putting these lists together Pai Mei.

I will try to keep this list updated. So if you guys notice anything wrong or if I need to move a movie up or down a level please let me know. I am nowhere near an expert on the subject, especially on the non martial art titles.

[Pai Mei]

Thanks guys! And I’ll definitely update my list with your info bobo. The news about Kid from Kwantung and Black Lizard made my day. I had pretty much given up all hope for those two. I had figured that if they hadn’t shown up by now that they were probably gone forever. However, I had thought the same about Rendezvous with Death… but all of a sudden its dub pops up out of nowhere. Hopefully we will have a lot more surprises in the coming years.

As far as the other three that you mention (Clan Feuds, Invincible Fist, Legend of the Fox), I unfortunately do not have those either. I need to check back through my notes, but I think they were listed in another forum….

Edit:

Unfortunately, I could not find strong enough evidence that these three titles are in circulation amongst traders and have moved them into the MIA list.... for now

[venomchamber]

THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN has been available on DVD for years! It was released by Quentin Tarantino and Miramax, and is readily available for $10 or less on ebaY, so I wouldn't say that it is hard to obtain!

I have just about everything on that list myself which were once easily available from commercial sources - THE KILLER (aka SACRED KNIVES OF VENGEANCE) and THE CHINATOWN KID were available on VHS from WB in the UK,

THE CHINATOWN KID was also available uncut and in ShawScope from Southgate Home Video,

THE WATER MARGIN (aka SEVEN BLOWS OF THE DRAGON) was available on VHS from WB for decades, and

THE STRANGER AND THE GUNFIGHTER (aka BLOOD MONEY) is a spaghetti-western that was never in Chinese to begin with, it was always in English or Italian because it is an American/Italian/Shaw Bros. co-production released by Columbia Pictures, and was made available on VHS both sides of the Atlantic.

Lastly, as for BRUCE LEE AND I, check your cable TV listings for BRUCE LEE - HIS LAST DAYS, HIS LAST NIGHTS as I have recorded the World Northal English dubbed version directly from ENCORE ACTION several times in as many years!

[Pai Mei]

Thanks venomchamber!!

I did know about a few of those movies, but definitely not all of them. It sure makes it a lot easier to hunt something down when you know exactly what you’re looking for .

As for The Mighty Peking Man, I did know about the DVD you mentioned, but I did not feel comfortable putting it in the list with the legit distributers. But this was only because the other DVD releases in that list contain both the English dub and the Chinese audio, while that particular DVD lacks the Mandarin audio. But you are right, it’s definitely not hard to find and kinda sticks out like a sore thumb in that list. At one point WellGo had plans of releasing it with the dual audio, but I guess the Weinsteins still had some of the rights to the film and prevented its release.

I had forgotten that I added The Stranger and the Gunfighter. I should have either removed it or created a short list specifically for the Shaws that have no Chinese audio, like the other Hammer/Shaw coproductions. Also, The Stranger and the Gunfighter has a few (semi) legit DVD releases including Videoasia and another European distributer (the name escapes me) that has dual audio.

Thanks for the info on Bruce Lee and I, I had no clue on that one .

[Pai Mei]

Just noticed that The Dragon Missile (1976) is no longer MIA. It's available at ADC

[bobo]

when you say THE DRAGON MISSILE is available, do you mean the english dub ? anyway i notice the shaw bros forum gets pretty dull when there is no new info on english dub titles. i just received a reply from WELLGO USA today and they stated that they plan to resume releasing some shaw bros movies at the end of 2012 or into 2013---so if it's true that at least is something--some hope. i'm still hoping that THE KID FROM KWANGTUNG, BLACK LIZARD and at least 6 others will eventually be shared.

[Pai Mei]

when you say THE DRAGON MISSILE is available, do you mean the english dub ? anyway i notice the shaw bros forum gets pretty dull when there is no new info on english dub titles. i just received a reply from WELLGO USA today and they stated that they plan to resume releasing some shaw bros movies at the end of 2012 or into 2013---so if it's true that at least is something--some hope. i'm still hoping that THE KID FROM KWANGTUNG, BLACK LIZARD and at least 6 others will eventually be shared.

Sorry for the delayed response, but yep, I was referring to the English dub.

It seems that WellGo may be our only hope of legit Shaw releases for the time being. It has been mentioned that there is a chance that they will release The Trail of the Broken Blade and Death Duel. If WellGo does release TTotBB with the dub it would be a welcome improvement in picture quality when compared to the Siren release. But if they manage to release Death Duel with its long lost dub… now that would be something pretty exciting.

[bobo]

i've now got the english dub of DRAGON MISSILE and have watched it, also i burnt it to a dvd-r for safe keeping. i'd like to know where they found the dub in the first place.

[Pai Mei]

I was looking through the lists and noticed I had made a mistake on two of the films in the English dub MIA list.

The Champion (1973) – aka: Shanghai Lil and the Sunluck Kid and Karate King

This basher doesn’t look like it was released by IVL nor was it included in the ZiiEagle box. However a few websites like rarekungfumovies.com and flkcinema.com are offering this as an English dub only that I believe was sourced from a German print. And it appears that it is actually the Chinese audio that is rare or MIA.

Also it looks like I have a similar situation with Lady Exterminator (1977), where the English dub can be found at flkcinema.com, but I cannot find the Chinese audio. I think bobo had mentioned it before and I had missed it.

As for The Dragon Missle, I'm sorry but I don't know the story on how they found and got to share the dub.

[Eastern Evil]

Sorry for the delayed response, but yep, I was referring to the English dub.

It seems that WellGo may be our only hope of legit Shaw releases for the time being. It has been mentioned that there is a chance that they will release The Trail of the Broken Blade and Death Duel. If WellGo does release TTotBB with the dub it would be a welcome improvement in picture quality when compared to the Siren release. But if they manage to release Death Duel with its long lost dub… now that would be something pretty exciting.

omg, please let Death Duel come out anyhow, anyway!!!!

Hey PaiMei!!!!!!! :wave:

[Pai Mei]

omg, please let Death Duel come out anyhow, anyway!!!!

Hey PaiMei!!!!!!! :wave:

Howdy EE:bigsmile: Always a pleasure to hear from you. Hope you have a happy 4th!

Yep, I really hope they come through with Death Duel. But no promises yet, everything is still just rumor.

[bobo]

found this old list and it has an english full screen copy of TRILOGY OF SWORDSMANSHIP listed. wondering if any one here could identify who's list it was and maybe work towards finding a copy

[bobo]

never mind---disregard----i tried to post the list but some how it vanished. oh well:tinysmile_angry2_t:

[RogueWarrior]

I couple months ago I was contacted by someone from these boards who claimed he was the source of some of those rare Shaw dubs that were recently uncovered. He told me he would have some more soon for more of those custom IVL DVD's. He has now vanished after telling me there would probably be more on the way. He now no longer replies to my emails..

I thought it was too good to be true.

[bobo]

it's pretty amazing all the english dubs that are showing up on tv in africa and india ( boxtv ------> FLYING DAGGER--BLOODY ESCAPE--VENGEANCE IS A GOLDEN BLADE--RAW COURAGE--HEADS FOR SALE--LADY PROFESSIONAL--DUEL FOR GOLD--THE CASINO--THE BASTARD--POLICE FORCE--THE PIRATE--THE SEXY KILLER--FULL MOON SCIMITAR--INVINCIBLE ENFORCER--WHAT PRICE HONESTY--BLACK LIZARD--THE WEIRD MAN--MY REBELLIOUS SON--ANONYMOUS HEROES--BAMBOO HOUSE OF DOLLS--KID WITH A TATTOO--BOXER FROM THE TEMPLE-- BUDDAS PALM and most of the other more well known titles. so it would appear that these and still other titles do exist with dubs after all. what i find hard to believe is that nobody in those countries has recorded any of these and offered them up---as least not that i'm aware of. celestial keeps saying that they will be available on north american itunes but won't say when. where is pan media when you need them ? some ones got to eventually find a copy of some of these.

[RogueWarrior]

I have already made customs for these...

DUEL FOR GOLD, ANONYMOUS HEROES, KID WITH A TATTOO and BOXER FROM THE TEMPLE

[Eastern Evil]

When do you guys think the next good Shaw dub will come around & what will it be?

I am really hoping for Death Duel, The Lady Assassin, or the 1st Sentimental Swordsman.

It is Sunday morning and I'm sitting with 'The Bloody Parrot' showing, and I'll switch around a bit, all my good Shaw's are on a 2TB drive and I can switch around pretty quick.

I really hope some new dubs come soon. The India TV channel sounds promising!

[RogueWarrior]

We just need a connection with someone who has that channel.

[thekfc]

Now that more and more TV channels are being broadcast in HD and AMC/Cablevision and Dish network have settle their dispute (in favor of AMC/Cablevision for about $700M). If would be nice if Cablevision brings back VOOM HD/Kung Fu HD or a revamp version (but that is wishful thinking). :

Kung Fu HD did show a good amount of Shaw movies dubbed plus other studios movies before Cablevision pull the plug.

I did watch about 45-50 SB movies dubbed on Kung Fu HD before the plug was pulled.

There is an old thread on VOOM HD/Kung FU HD here:

http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5973

[RogueWarrior]

Pretty much all the Voom dubs have been made into custom DVD. The well is dry. Now waiting to tap into the new well.

[Eastern Evil]

Pretty much all the Voom dubs have been made into custom DVD. The well is dry. Now waiting to tap into the new well.

Oh my goodness, I hope so!

What do you think would be the 1st few up?

(How you been, btw? )