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04 January 2026

Arrow Video gets creepy crawly with SHAWSCOPE VOLUME 4 (review)

Bionic superheroes, ice age monsters, gooey and gory Black Magic, oily maniacs, close encounters, hexes, and wire wuxia from Shaw Brothers in SHAWSCOPE.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Films (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SHAWSCOPE VOLUME 4 Blu-ray specs:

  • Disc One:
    • Super Inframan:
      • Hong Kong "Super Infrmaman" Theatrical Version:
        • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
        • Cantonese, Mandarin, and English LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
        • Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
        • Audio Commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and Erik Ko
      • U.S. "Infra-man" Theatrical Version:
        • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
        • English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 
        • Optional English SDH Subtitles
    • "Shaws' Little Dragon" interview with co-star Bruce Le
    • "Super Ultra Infra Action" video essay on Shaws' tokusatsu films written and narrated by Steven Sloss 
    • Trailer Gallery: 
      • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
      • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
      • German Theatrical Trailer 
      • U.S. Theatrical Trailer 1 
      • U.S. Theatrical Trailer 2 
      • 5 U.S. TV Spots 
      • 2 U.S. Radio Spots
  • Disc Two:
    • Oily Maniac:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic Ian Jane 
    • Battle Wizard: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by Jonathan Clements, author of "A Brief History of the Martial Arts" 
  • Disc Three:
    • Black Magic:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic James Mudge 
    • Black Magic 2: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic Samm Deighan
      • Alternate "Revenge of the Zombies" U.S. Credits 
  • Disc Four:
    • Hex:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles 
    • Bewitched: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic James Mudge 
  • Disc Five:
    • Hex Vs. Witchcraft:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Additional Mandarin Voiceover Clip 
    • Hex After Hex: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles 
  • Disc Six:
    • Bat Without Wings:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic Samm Deighan 
    • Bloody Parrot: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic Samm Deighan 
  • Disc Seven:
    • The Fake Ghost Catchers:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles 
    • Demon of the Lute: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by martial arts cinema expert Frank Djeng 
  • Disc Eight:
    • Seeding of a Ghost:
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by critic James Mudge 
    • Portrait in Crystal: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
      • Cantonese and Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono Tracks
      • Optional English Subtitles
  • Disc Nine:
    • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star:
      • Cantonese Version: 
        • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
        • Cantonese LPCM 1.0 Mono 
        • Optional English Subtitles 
      • Longer Mandarin Version: 
        • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
        • Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono 
        • Optional English Subtitles 
      • Cantonese Version with Mandarin Scene: 
        • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
        • Cantonese/Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono 
        • Optional English Subtitles 
        • Audio Commentary on the long version by martial arts cinema expert Frank Djeng
    • Interview with director/co-writer Alex Cheung
    • Appreciation by film scholar Victor Fan
    • Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
    • Mandarin Theatrical Trailer 
  • Disc Ten:
    • "Hong Kong: The Show of Mister Shaw" 1972 French TV profile of Shaw Brothers 
    • Video essay on Ho Meng-hua written and narrated by Grady Hendrix 
    • "Super Inframan" Appreciations: 
      • Leon Hunt and Luke White 
      • Kim Newman 
    • Appreciation of "Bat Without Wings" by Wayne Wong 
    • Appreciation of "Demon of the Lute" by Luke White 
    • Appreciation of "Battle Wizard" by Victor Fan 
    • Appreciation of "Demon of the Lute" by Victor Fan 
    • Trailers Gallery
  • Comes in a specially-designed case with an illustrated 60-page collectors' booklet featuring new writing by David West, Jonathan Clements and Grady Hendrix, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Ian Jane.

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