Blu-ray Release: Duel to the Death

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Laurence
– February 22, 2026Find Others: Blu-ray, Movie, New Release, NewsGet More: , ,

Blu-ray Release Date: Feb. 24, 2026
Price: Blu-ray $20.97
Studio: 88 Films/MVD

In 1983’s Duel to the Death, every ten years, a duel is held between the finest Japanese and Chinese martial artists to determine whose Swordmanship is superior. During the Ming Dynasty, as the next duel approaches, the chosen candidates are caught in the middle of a battle between Ninjas and Shaolin monks. Only a Duel to the Death will settle the countries’ conflicts and stop the bloodshed.

Known for his classic film, A Chinese Ghost Story, as well as for directing Tsui Hark’s the Swordsman saga, this debut feature from director Ching Siu-tung is filled with dazzling visuals and astonishing martial arts choreography (also by Ching Siu-tung, who would later choreograph the action sequences for Zhang Yimou’s acclaimed wuxia triptych; Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and Curse of the Golden Flower), Duel to the Death comes to Blu-Ray for the first time in the USA from a brand new 2K restoration.

Bonus Materials

  • O-RING SLIP CASE WITH NEW ARTWORK BY KUNG FU BOB
  • 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE
  • REMASTERED ORIGINAL CANTONESE MONOAURAL SOUNDTRACK
  • 5.1 DTS-HD MA Cantonese Re-Mix
  • NEWLY TRANSLATED ENGLISH SUBTITLES
  • English Dub Option
  • Audio Commentary with Asian Cinema Expert Frank Djeng
  • Duel Identity – Archival interview with actor Norman Chui Siu-keung
  • Flora Cheung on Duel to the Death – Archival interview with actress Flora Cheung
  • Alternate English credits
  • Image Gallery
  • Original Hong Kong Trailer
  • Reconstructed Tai Seng Trailer
  • Reversible Sleeve
Buy or Rent Duel to the Death

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About Laurence

Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.