It's fair to say that any project like the scope filmography represents a compilation of magpie borrowings from other sources, such as online and print materials. Most of the info detailed in my own listings can be found scattered all over the Web and in various published books and articles. What the filmog attempts to do, in its own way, is to gather up all the info on this particular subject and organise it into a single resource where it can be accessed by those with an interest in the subject.
With this in mind, I've begun tackling the one area of the filmog which has remained largely unresolved until now - original titles for all the entries in the list of Indian films, whether Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam or whatever. I've been putting it off because the list as it currently stands - as incomplete as it may be - is absolutely huge! However, the burden has been lessened slightly by my discovery of a film database at the Rate Your Music website, which includes original titles - not transliterations - for all the relevant entries in its database. That said, the site contains only around half the titles in my list of Indian scope movies, so that leaves a great deal of work still to be done. The research goes on...
I'll publish the results of those endeavours in due course, once I've exhausted all possible lines of enquiry. In the meantime, I'll continue to provide updates for those films already listed in the Indian filmog. As follows:
The copyright year of AJNABEE has been messed up and reads '20010'. In fact, it should read 2001, and the original Hindi title is अजनबी. Similarly, the film currently listed as Anubhav: The Experience should be given as ANUBHAV: AN EXPERIENCE (2003), and the original Hindi title is अनुभव.
The film currently listed as Bhagyadevathan should be titled BHAGYADEVATHA (2009) - the original Malayalam title has yet to be identified.
AFTER THE BREAK is the English-language AKA for BREAK KE BAAD (2010), and the original Hindi title is ब्रेक के बाद.
The copyright year for CHANDAMAMA is 1999, not 1997 as currently listed, and the original Malayalam title is ചന്ദ മാമ. A Telugu film of the same name was produced in 2007.
AFTER THE BREAK (see: Break Ke Baad)
AJNABEE [अजनबी] (2001) [A]
ANUBHAV: AN EXPERIENCE [अनुभव] (2003) [A]
BHAGYADEVATHA (2009) [A]
BREAK KE BAAD [ब्रेक के बाद] / After the Break (2010)
CHANDAMAMA [ചന്ദ മാമ] (1999)
In entries from other countries: The film currently listed as How I Spent My Summer Vacation has now been released in its native US as GET THE GRINGO (2011), which now becomes the primary title - Vacation becomes an AKA.
Some of the 1970's Lone Wolf and Cub series were released in English-dubbed form under various titles, as follows: LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN THE LAND OF DEMONS (1973) became FIVE FISTFULS OF GOLD, while LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN PERIL (1973) became SLASHING BLADES OF CARNAGE (which sounds much better than the original!). In a similar vein, LONE WOLF AND CUB: WHITE HEAVEN IN HELL (1974) became COLD ROAD TO HELL.
Further to comments made in the blog entry for 21 Feb 2012 (now amended), the US title of THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS (2012) is now officially listed as THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (which may not tally with the book on which it's based, but still sounds like a better title). I've had this info for a couple of weeks now, so I'm grateful to Gary Couzens for reminding me to put it online!!
These entries now run as follows:
COLD ROAD TO HELL
(see: Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell)
FIVE FISTFULS OF GOLD
(see: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons)
GET THE GRINGO
(aka: How I Spent My Summer Vacation)
USA - 2011 - col
D: Adrian Grunberg
Hawk Scope (HD)
HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION
(see: Get the Gringo)
LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN PERIL
子連れ狼 親の心子の心
(aka: Slashing Blades of Carnage)
Japan - 1973 - col
D: Buiichi Saito
Tohoscope
LONE WOLF AND CUB: BABY CART IN THE LAND OF DEMONS
子連れ狼 冥府魔道
(aka: Five Fistfuls of Gold)
Japan - 1973 - col
D: Kenji Misumi
Tohoscope
LONE WOLF AND CUB: WHITE HEAVEN IN HELL
子連れ狼 地獄へ行くぞ!大五郎
(aka: Cold Road to Hell)
Japan - 1974 - col
D: Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Tohoscope
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
(see: Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists, The)
THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS
(aka: The Pirates! Band of Misfits)
UK/USA - 2012 - col and 3-D
D: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
CGI Widescreen / HD
SLASHING BLADES OF CARNAGE
(see: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril)
Thursday 26 April 2012
New entries (26 Apr 2012)
BAKUGYAKU FAMILY
(see: Blazing Famiglia)
BLAZING FAMIGLIA
莫逆家族-バクギャクファミーリア
(aka: Bakugyaku Family)
Japan - 2012 - col
D: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
DEADFALL
USA - 2012 - col
D: Stefan Ruzowitzky
THE FOURTH DIMENSION
USA/Russia/Poland - 2012 - col
D: Harmony Korine, Aleksei Fedorchenko, Jan Kwiecinski
1.85:1 - 2.39:1
[Only one of the three stories in this portmanteau film is presented in widescreen: Korine's entry The Lotus Community Workshop]
LOS SALVAJES
(aka: The Wild Ones)
Argentina - 2012 - col
D: Alejandro Fadel
THE SCARLET WORM
USA - 2011 - col
D: Michael Fredianelli
WHILE WE WERE HERE
USA - 2012 - bw
D: Kat Coiro
THE WILD ONES
(see: Salvajes, Los)
(see: Blazing Famiglia)
BLAZING FAMIGLIA
莫逆家族-バクギャクファミーリア
(aka: Bakugyaku Family)
Japan - 2012 - col
D: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
DEADFALL
USA - 2012 - col
D: Stefan Ruzowitzky
THE FOURTH DIMENSION
USA/Russia/Poland - 2012 - col
D: Harmony Korine, Aleksei Fedorchenko, Jan Kwiecinski
1.85:1 - 2.39:1
[Only one of the three stories in this portmanteau film is presented in widescreen: Korine's entry The Lotus Community Workshop]
LOS SALVAJES
(aka: The Wild Ones)
Argentina - 2012 - col
D: Alejandro Fadel
THE SCARLET WORM
USA - 2011 - col
D: Michael Fredianelli
WHILE WE WERE HERE
USA - 2012 - bw
D: Kat Coiro
THE WILD ONES
(see: Salvajes, Los)
Saturday 21 April 2012
New entries 'n' Updates (21 Apr 2012)
New entries for the scope filmography, from a variety of sources.
Despite my best efforts, I was unable to track down the original Urdu title of Pakistani film MALA (1965), apparently the first colour film from that country to employ anamorphic lenses (sadly unidentified in the various sources I referenced). The same sources don't mention whether scope lenses were used on earlier black and white pictures, so MALA might be the first scope film from Pakistan, full stop (or 'period', depending on which continent you happen to be reading this!).
I stumbled across a reference to the Thai/HK co-production RUEN PHAE in the Wikipedia entry for filmmaker Bhanubandhu Yugala, which avers that he "produced the first Thai film in CinemaScope, RUEN PHAE (Raft Home), a co-production with Shaw Brothers Studio". Unfortunately, the Wikipedia entry provides no production/release date, leading me to assume the film was produced sometime in the 1960's, around the same time that Shaw was making a huge virtue of the Shawscope format. In fact, the Wikipedia entry provides no further details at all, and every other online reference to this film simply repeats the same basic information. As such, I can't even confirm whether the film utilised bona fide CinemaScope lenses from 20th Century Fox, or whether the 'CinemaScope' mentioned in this article is a generic reference to another set of unspecified anamorphic lenses.
The 'trouble' with Thai cinema is that there are very few English-friendly websites dedicated to this country's cinematic output, and those which do cover it tend to favour newer productions whilst only occasionally dipping into movies from the past, leaving hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of titles in limbo for anyone - like myself - who is unfamiliar with the Thai language. Chinese is a similarly difficult language, but there are many, many English-friendly websites devoted to coverage of the entire history of Chinese cinema. Not so with Thai cinema, which is a shame. As such, all I can do is provide the small amount of material I've unearthed on such films and hope others can fill in the blanks.
ALL IN GOOD TIME
UK - 2012 - col
D: Nigel Cole
ANUK: DER WEG DES KRIEGERS
(aka: Anuk: The Path of the Warrior)
Switzerland - 2006 - col
D: Luke Gasser
ANUK: THE PATH OF THE WARRIOR
(see: Anuk: Der Weg des Kriegers)
GOOD AS YOU
Italy - 2012 - col
D: Mariano Lamberti
MALA*
Pakistan - 1965 - col
D: Mustafiz
Anamorphic
PACEMAKER
페이스메이커
S.Korea - 2011 - col
D: Kim Dal-joong
RUEN PHAE**
Thailand/Hong Kong - 196? - col
Anamorphic
RYNA*
Switzerland/Romania - 2004 - col
D: Ruxandra Zenide
Anamorphic
SHOUTING SECRETS
USA/Switzerland - 2011 - col
D: Korinna Sehringer
And a couple of corrections for existing entries:
The English title of ARME RIDDERE is JACKPOT.
ARME RIDDERE
(aka: Jackpot)
Norway - 2011 - col
D: Magnus Martens
JACKPOT
(see: Arme Riddere)
In the list of Indian films, the entry currently listed as Endhiran should be listed as ENTHIRAN (2010), and the original Tamil title is எந்திரன். Similarly the Hindi title for DABANGG (2010) is दबंग. As follows:
DABANGG [எந்திரன்] (2010)
ENTHIRAN [दबंग] / The Robot (2010)
THE ROBOT (see: Enthiran)
Despite my best efforts, I was unable to track down the original Urdu title of Pakistani film MALA (1965), apparently the first colour film from that country to employ anamorphic lenses (sadly unidentified in the various sources I referenced). The same sources don't mention whether scope lenses were used on earlier black and white pictures, so MALA might be the first scope film from Pakistan, full stop (or 'period', depending on which continent you happen to be reading this!).
I stumbled across a reference to the Thai/HK co-production RUEN PHAE in the Wikipedia entry for filmmaker Bhanubandhu Yugala, which avers that he "produced the first Thai film in CinemaScope, RUEN PHAE (Raft Home), a co-production with Shaw Brothers Studio". Unfortunately, the Wikipedia entry provides no production/release date, leading me to assume the film was produced sometime in the 1960's, around the same time that Shaw was making a huge virtue of the Shawscope format. In fact, the Wikipedia entry provides no further details at all, and every other online reference to this film simply repeats the same basic information. As such, I can't even confirm whether the film utilised bona fide CinemaScope lenses from 20th Century Fox, or whether the 'CinemaScope' mentioned in this article is a generic reference to another set of unspecified anamorphic lenses.
The 'trouble' with Thai cinema is that there are very few English-friendly websites dedicated to this country's cinematic output, and those which do cover it tend to favour newer productions whilst only occasionally dipping into movies from the past, leaving hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of titles in limbo for anyone - like myself - who is unfamiliar with the Thai language. Chinese is a similarly difficult language, but there are many, many English-friendly websites devoted to coverage of the entire history of Chinese cinema. Not so with Thai cinema, which is a shame. As such, all I can do is provide the small amount of material I've unearthed on such films and hope others can fill in the blanks.
ALL IN GOOD TIME
UK - 2012 - col
D: Nigel Cole
ANUK: DER WEG DES KRIEGERS
(aka: Anuk: The Path of the Warrior)
Switzerland - 2006 - col
D: Luke Gasser
ANUK: THE PATH OF THE WARRIOR
(see: Anuk: Der Weg des Kriegers)
GOOD AS YOU
Italy - 2012 - col
D: Mariano Lamberti
MALA*
Pakistan - 1965 - col
D: Mustafiz
Anamorphic
PACEMAKER
페이스메이커
S.Korea - 2011 - col
D: Kim Dal-joong
RUEN PHAE**
Thailand/Hong Kong - 196? - col
Anamorphic
RYNA*
Switzerland/Romania - 2004 - col
D: Ruxandra Zenide
Anamorphic
SHOUTING SECRETS
USA/Switzerland - 2011 - col
D: Korinna Sehringer
And a couple of corrections for existing entries:
The English title of ARME RIDDERE is JACKPOT.
ARME RIDDERE
(aka: Jackpot)
Norway - 2011 - col
D: Magnus Martens
JACKPOT
(see: Arme Riddere)
In the list of Indian films, the entry currently listed as Endhiran should be listed as ENTHIRAN (2010), and the original Tamil title is எந்திரன். Similarly the Hindi title for DABANGG (2010) is दबंग. As follows:
DABANGG [எந்திரன்] (2010)
ENTHIRAN [दबंग] / The Robot (2010)
THE ROBOT (see: Enthiran)
Thursday 19 April 2012
New entries and corrections (19 Apr 2012)
More new entries for the main scope filmography at AWSM:
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS
USA/Canada - 2012 - col
D: David Bowers
DON'T TRUST A STRANGER
別愛陌生人
Taiwan - 1982 - col
D: Dung Gam-woo
Anamorphic
[See also: Mission Thunderbolt (1983)]
KICKBOXER: THE FIGHTER THE WINNER
(see: Fighter the Winner, The)
THE FIGHTER THE WINNER**
(aka: Kickboxer: The Fighter the Winner)
Hong Kong - 1991 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Filipino film, intended for international distribution]
HUNTING PANTHER WAY MOTION
(see: Operation 'Jaguar')
JAGUAR FORCE THUNDERBOLT
(see: Operation 'Jaguar')
OPERATION 'JAGUAR'
飛豹行動
(aka: Hunting Panther Way Motion)
(aka: Jaguar Force Thunderbolt)
Taiwan - 1981 - col
D: Peter Poon Yung-man
Anamorphic
THE SNIPER
神鎗手
Hong Kong - 2009 - col
D: Dante Lam Chiu-yin
WAR CITY: DIE TO WIN**
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
D: Phillip Ko Fei
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
ZODIAC AMERICA 3: KICKBOXER FROM HELL**
Hong Kong - 1992 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
Updates and corrections for existing entries:
CHALLENGE THE NINJA (1986) is built around footage from an unidentified Filipino film, not an Indonesian film as currently listed.
Because it utilises a significant amount of footage from TIAN ZHUANG A GE (1983), the HK film NINJA SHOWDOWN (1987) should include a co-director credit for Chu Yen-ping and Chiu Chan-kwok.
MISSION THUNDERBOLT turns out to be another 'cut-n-paste' movie, built around footage from Taiwanese film DON'T TRUST A STRANGER (1982 - see new entry above). Also, the copyright date for Mission has been changed from 1982 to 1983.
These entries now run as follows:
CHALLENGE THE NINJA**
(aka: Ultimate Ninja Challenge)
Hong Kong/Philippines - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Filipino film, intended for international distribution]
MISSION THUNDERBOLT
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1983 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Dung gam-woo
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Don't Trust a Stranger (1982, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA SHOWDOWN
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Chu Yen-ping, Chiu Chan-kwok
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Tian Zhuang A Ge (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS
USA/Canada - 2012 - col
D: David Bowers
DON'T TRUST A STRANGER
別愛陌生人
Taiwan - 1982 - col
D: Dung Gam-woo
Anamorphic
[See also: Mission Thunderbolt (1983)]
KICKBOXER: THE FIGHTER THE WINNER
(see: Fighter the Winner, The)
THE FIGHTER THE WINNER**
(aka: Kickboxer: The Fighter the Winner)
Hong Kong - 1991 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Filipino film, intended for international distribution]
HUNTING PANTHER WAY MOTION
(see: Operation 'Jaguar')
JAGUAR FORCE THUNDERBOLT
(see: Operation 'Jaguar')
OPERATION 'JAGUAR'
飛豹行動
(aka: Hunting Panther Way Motion)
(aka: Jaguar Force Thunderbolt)
Taiwan - 1981 - col
D: Peter Poon Yung-man
Anamorphic
THE SNIPER
神鎗手
Hong Kong - 2009 - col
D: Dante Lam Chiu-yin
WAR CITY: DIE TO WIN**
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
D: Phillip Ko Fei
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
ZODIAC AMERICA 3: KICKBOXER FROM HELL**
Hong Kong - 1992 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
Updates and corrections for existing entries:
CHALLENGE THE NINJA (1986) is built around footage from an unidentified Filipino film, not an Indonesian film as currently listed.
Because it utilises a significant amount of footage from TIAN ZHUANG A GE (1983), the HK film NINJA SHOWDOWN (1987) should include a co-director credit for Chu Yen-ping and Chiu Chan-kwok.
MISSION THUNDERBOLT turns out to be another 'cut-n-paste' movie, built around footage from Taiwanese film DON'T TRUST A STRANGER (1982 - see new entry above). Also, the copyright date for Mission has been changed from 1982 to 1983.
These entries now run as follows:
CHALLENGE THE NINJA**
(aka: Ultimate Ninja Challenge)
Hong Kong/Philippines - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Filipino film, intended for international distribution]
MISSION THUNDERBOLT
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1983 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Dung gam-woo
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Don't Trust a Stranger (1982, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA SHOWDOWN
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Chu Yen-ping, Chiu Chan-kwok
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Tian Zhuang A Ge (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Updates 'n' corrections (17 Apr 2012)
The director of BIONIC NINJA (1986) is currently credited as Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung. However, by virtue of the fact it contains extensive footage from THE DARING KUNG-FU REFUGEE (1984 - see details at this blog entry), Bionic should include a co-director credit for Refugee helmer Wong Ka-hung. Similarly, AMERICAN NINJA: THE MAGNIFICENT (1988) is co-directed by Kim Jeong-yong, since the film was built around extensive footage from Kim's ARAHAN (1986).
It would seem BORN A NINJA (1986) isn't a cut-n-paste job after all, but a bona fide Hong Kong production in its own right. The only thing now missing from this entry is the original Chinese title, which currently eludes my research.
DEADLY SHAOLIN LONGFIST isn't an AKA for THE RETURN OF THE SHAOLIN CHEF (1982), but an AKA for BUDAE-HAENG IN MU-RIM TEMPLE (1982).
DRAGON AGAINST VAMPIRE has now been identified as the dubbed HK version of Korean film HONG-DO MIRROR (1985 - see details of this new entry here).
DRAGONEER 11: THE ULTIMATE is an AKA for SHAOLIN TEENAGE HEROINES (1981).
Pay attention at the back there - this one is a little more tangled than usual!! (deep breath) DRAGONEER 9: THE INCREDIBLE and FIST OF THE GOLDEN MONKEY aren't AKA's for DAE-BOK'S MARTIAL ARTS (1980), they're AKA's for MARTIAL ARTS FOR REVENGE (1980 - see details of new entry here). However, DAE-BOK'S MARTIAL ARTS has gained a new AKA - DRAGONEER 10: THE REMARKABLE.
DRAGONEER 1: THE EXTREME is an AKA for THE SSANG YONG ULTIMATUM (1978).
DRAGONEER 3: THE INVINCIBLE is an AKA for SA-DAE-YONG-IUE-MOON (1978).
DRAGONEER 2: THE SUPREME is an AKA for HORIM TEMPLE DAETONG-GWAN (1978).
Until now, the filmography has been missing a cross-reference for EAGLE CLAWS CHAMPION, an AKA for the Taiwanese film ON THE BLACK STREET (1974).
The film currently listed under the title HEAVEN'S HELL should actually be listed as OFFICIAL EXTERMINATOR 2: HEAVEN'S HELL (currently an AKA). The copyright year is changed from 1988 to 1987. Also, the film is a cut-n-paste effort, wedding footage from another (unidentified) film to newly-shot material for international distribution outside Hong Kong.
MAJESTIC THUNDERBOLT is currently listed as the dubbed, re-edited Hong Kong version of an unidentified Korean film from 1985. In fact, it's a 'cut-n-paste' HK movie from 1984, incorporating newly-shot material with huge chunks of footage from Taiwanese film RED RATTLESNAKE (1982 - see details of new entry here).
Also, NINJA DRAGON is currently listed as the dubbed, re-edited Hong Kong version of an unidentified Korean film from 1986. In fact, it's another 'cut-n-paste' HK movie from 1985, incorporating newly-shot material with wads of footage from Taiwanese film DARK TRAP (1982 - see details of new entry here).
The Asian film used as a template for NINJA HUNT (1987) was Taiwanese in origin, but remains unidentified. Same goes for NINJA OPERATION: LICENSED TO TERMINATE (1987) and NINJA: THE PROTECTOR (1986).
Contrary to what I'd originally written in the blog entry for 8 Apr 2012 (now amended), the original title of the film listed as Paa Lohgan is ฝ่าโลกันต์. Also, the English title is AGAINST THE WORLD, and that now becomes the primary title (Paa Lohgan is discarded).
Based on a personal viewing of the film, the copyright date of THERE BE DRAGONS is changed from 2011 to 2010.
The alternative title of TWELVE GATES OF HELL (1980) is CHAMP AGAINST CHAMP and not Champ vs. Champ as currently listed.
These entries now run as follows:
AGAINST THE WORLD
ฝ่าโลกันต์
Thailand - 1984 - col
D: Vinit Pakdeevijitr
Anamorphic
[See also: Robo Vampire (1986)]
AMERICAN NINJA: THE MAGNIFICENT
(aka: Magnificent Ninja)
(aka: Ninja of the Magnificence)
Hong Kong/S.Korea - 1988 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Charles Lee], Kim Jeong-yong
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film Arahan (1986, qv), intended for international distribution]
BIONIC NINJA
Hong Kong - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Wong Ka-hung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from The Daring Kung-Fu Refugee (1984, qv), intended for international distribution]
BORN A NINJA**
Hong Kong - 1986 - col
D: Law Chi [as: Lo Gio]
Anamorphic
BUDAE-HAENG IN MU-RIM TEMPLE
무림사부대행
(aka: Deadly Shaolin Longfist)
(aka: Offensive Shaolin Longfist)
S.Korea - 1982 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
CHAMP AGAINST CHAMP
(see: Twelve Gates of Hell)
DAE-BOK'S MARTIAL ARTS
복권
(aka: Coil of the Snake)
(aka: Dragoneer 10: The Remarkable)
(aka: The Snake Strikes Back)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, The Snake Strikes Back, released in 1982 and credited to director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung]
DEADLY SHAOLIN LONGFIST
(see: Budae-haeng in Mu-rim Temple)
DRAGONEER 11: THE ULTIMATE
(see: Shaolin Teenage Heroines)
DRAGONEER 9: THE INCREDIBLE
(see: Martial Arts for Revenge)
DRAGONEER 1: THE EXTREME
(see: Ssang Yong Ultimatum, The)
DRAGONEER 10: THE REMARKABLE
(see: Dae-bok's Martial Arts)
DRAGONEER 3: THE INVINCIBLE
(see: Sa-dae-tong-iue-moon)
DRAGONEER 2: THE SUPREME
(see: Horim Temple Daetong-gwan)
EAGLE CLAWS CHAMPION
(see: On the Black Street)
FIST OF THE GOLDEN MONKEY
(see: Martial Arts for Revenge)
HEAVEN'S HELL
(see: Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell)
HORIM TEMPLE DAETONG-GWAN
호림사대통관
(aka: 4 Infernos to Cross)
(aka: Dragoneer 2: The Supreme)
(aka: Dragon Force)
(aka: King of Dragon Boxers)
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Nam Gi-nam
Anamorphic
MAJESTIC THUNDERBOLT
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1984 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Hui Sing-yue
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Red Rattlesnake (1982, qv), intended for international distribution]
MARTIAL ARTS FOR REVENGE
원권
(aka: Dragoneer 9: The Incredible)
(aka: Fist of the Golden Monkey)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
NINJA DRAGON
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1985 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Lee Wing-cheung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Dark Trap (1982, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA HUNT**
(aka: Ninja - Champion on Fire)
(aka: Ninja Operation - Champion on Fire)
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA KNIGHT 3: HEAVEN'S HELL
(see: Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell)
NINJA OPERATION: LICENSED TO TERMINATE**
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA: THE PROTECTOR**
(aka: Motor Devils)
(aka: Ninja Story)
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
OFFICIAL EXTERMINATOR 2: HEAVEN'S HELL**
(see: Heaven's Hell)
(aka: Ninja Knight 3 - Heaven's Hell)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Phillip Ko Fei
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
THE RETURN OF THE SHAOLIN CHEF
돌아온 소림사 주방장
(aka: Magnificent Natural Fist)
S.Korea - 1982 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Magnificent Natural Fist, credited to director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung]
SA-DAE-TONG-IUE-MOON
사대통의문
(aka: Dragoneer 3: The Invincible)
(aka: Dragon from Shaolin)
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
SHAOLIN TEENAGE HEROINES
소림십대여걸
(aka: Dragoneer 11: The Ultimate)
(aka: Shaolin Incredible Ten)
(aka: Ten Shaolin Disciples)
S.Korea - 1981 - col
D: Kim Jeong-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Ten Shaolin Disciples, credited to pseudonymous director 'Arthur King']
THE SSANG YONG ULTIMATUM
쌍용통첩장
(aka: Double Dragon in the Last Duel)
(aka: Dragoneer 1: The Extreme)
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Nam Gi-nam
Anamorphic
THERE BE DRAGONS
USA/Spain/Argentina - 2010 - col
D: Roland Joffé
TWELVE GATES OF HELL
지옥 12관문
(aka: Champ Against Champ)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Lee Hyeok-su
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Champ Against Champ, credited to director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung]
It would seem BORN A NINJA (1986) isn't a cut-n-paste job after all, but a bona fide Hong Kong production in its own right. The only thing now missing from this entry is the original Chinese title, which currently eludes my research.
DEADLY SHAOLIN LONGFIST isn't an AKA for THE RETURN OF THE SHAOLIN CHEF (1982), but an AKA for BUDAE-HAENG IN MU-RIM TEMPLE (1982).
DRAGON AGAINST VAMPIRE has now been identified as the dubbed HK version of Korean film HONG-DO MIRROR (1985 - see details of this new entry here).
DRAGONEER 11: THE ULTIMATE is an AKA for SHAOLIN TEENAGE HEROINES (1981).
Pay attention at the back there - this one is a little more tangled than usual!! (deep breath) DRAGONEER 9: THE INCREDIBLE and FIST OF THE GOLDEN MONKEY aren't AKA's for DAE-BOK'S MARTIAL ARTS (1980), they're AKA's for MARTIAL ARTS FOR REVENGE (1980 - see details of new entry here). However, DAE-BOK'S MARTIAL ARTS has gained a new AKA - DRAGONEER 10: THE REMARKABLE.
DRAGONEER 1: THE EXTREME is an AKA for THE SSANG YONG ULTIMATUM (1978).
DRAGONEER 3: THE INVINCIBLE is an AKA for SA-DAE-YONG-IUE-MOON (1978).
DRAGONEER 2: THE SUPREME is an AKA for HORIM TEMPLE DAETONG-GWAN (1978).
Until now, the filmography has been missing a cross-reference for EAGLE CLAWS CHAMPION, an AKA for the Taiwanese film ON THE BLACK STREET (1974).
The film currently listed under the title HEAVEN'S HELL should actually be listed as OFFICIAL EXTERMINATOR 2: HEAVEN'S HELL (currently an AKA). The copyright year is changed from 1988 to 1987. Also, the film is a cut-n-paste effort, wedding footage from another (unidentified) film to newly-shot material for international distribution outside Hong Kong.
MAJESTIC THUNDERBOLT is currently listed as the dubbed, re-edited Hong Kong version of an unidentified Korean film from 1985. In fact, it's a 'cut-n-paste' HK movie from 1984, incorporating newly-shot material with huge chunks of footage from Taiwanese film RED RATTLESNAKE (1982 - see details of new entry here).
Also, NINJA DRAGON is currently listed as the dubbed, re-edited Hong Kong version of an unidentified Korean film from 1986. In fact, it's another 'cut-n-paste' HK movie from 1985, incorporating newly-shot material with wads of footage from Taiwanese film DARK TRAP (1982 - see details of new entry here).
The Asian film used as a template for NINJA HUNT (1987) was Taiwanese in origin, but remains unidentified. Same goes for NINJA OPERATION: LICENSED TO TERMINATE (1987) and NINJA: THE PROTECTOR (1986).
Contrary to what I'd originally written in the blog entry for 8 Apr 2012 (now amended), the original title of the film listed as Paa Lohgan is ฝ่าโลกันต์. Also, the English title is AGAINST THE WORLD, and that now becomes the primary title (Paa Lohgan is discarded).
Based on a personal viewing of the film, the copyright date of THERE BE DRAGONS is changed from 2011 to 2010.
The alternative title of TWELVE GATES OF HELL (1980) is CHAMP AGAINST CHAMP and not Champ vs. Champ as currently listed.
These entries now run as follows:
AGAINST THE WORLD
ฝ่าโลกันต์
Thailand - 1984 - col
D: Vinit Pakdeevijitr
Anamorphic
[See also: Robo Vampire (1986)]
AMERICAN NINJA: THE MAGNIFICENT
(aka: Magnificent Ninja)
(aka: Ninja of the Magnificence)
Hong Kong/S.Korea - 1988 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Charles Lee], Kim Jeong-yong
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film Arahan (1986, qv), intended for international distribution]
BIONIC NINJA
Hong Kong - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Wong Ka-hung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from The Daring Kung-Fu Refugee (1984, qv), intended for international distribution]
BORN A NINJA**
Hong Kong - 1986 - col
D: Law Chi [as: Lo Gio]
Anamorphic
BUDAE-HAENG IN MU-RIM TEMPLE
무림사부대행
(aka: Deadly Shaolin Longfist)
(aka: Offensive Shaolin Longfist)
S.Korea - 1982 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
CHAMP AGAINST CHAMP
(see: Twelve Gates of Hell)
DAE-BOK'S MARTIAL ARTS
복권
(aka: Coil of the Snake)
(aka: Dragoneer 10: The Remarkable)
(aka: The Snake Strikes Back)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, The Snake Strikes Back, released in 1982 and credited to director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung]
DEADLY SHAOLIN LONGFIST
(see: Budae-haeng in Mu-rim Temple)
DRAGONEER 11: THE ULTIMATE
(see: Shaolin Teenage Heroines)
DRAGONEER 9: THE INCREDIBLE
(see: Martial Arts for Revenge)
DRAGONEER 1: THE EXTREME
(see: Ssang Yong Ultimatum, The)
DRAGONEER 10: THE REMARKABLE
(see: Dae-bok's Martial Arts)
DRAGONEER 3: THE INVINCIBLE
(see: Sa-dae-tong-iue-moon)
DRAGONEER 2: THE SUPREME
(see: Horim Temple Daetong-gwan)
EAGLE CLAWS CHAMPION
(see: On the Black Street)
FIST OF THE GOLDEN MONKEY
(see: Martial Arts for Revenge)
HEAVEN'S HELL
(see: Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell)
HORIM TEMPLE DAETONG-GWAN
호림사대통관
(aka: 4 Infernos to Cross)
(aka: Dragoneer 2: The Supreme)
(aka: Dragon Force)
(aka: King of Dragon Boxers)
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Nam Gi-nam
Anamorphic
MAJESTIC THUNDERBOLT
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1984 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Hui Sing-yue
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Red Rattlesnake (1982, qv), intended for international distribution]
MARTIAL ARTS FOR REVENGE
원권
(aka: Dragoneer 9: The Incredible)
(aka: Fist of the Golden Monkey)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
NINJA DRAGON
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1985 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Lee Wing-cheung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Dark Trap (1982, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA HUNT**
(aka: Ninja - Champion on Fire)
(aka: Ninja Operation - Champion on Fire)
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA KNIGHT 3: HEAVEN'S HELL
(see: Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell)
NINJA OPERATION: LICENSED TO TERMINATE**
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA: THE PROTECTOR**
(aka: Motor Devils)
(aka: Ninja Story)
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
OFFICIAL EXTERMINATOR 2: HEAVEN'S HELL**
(see: Heaven's Hell)
(aka: Ninja Knight 3 - Heaven's Hell)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Phillip Ko Fei
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
THE RETURN OF THE SHAOLIN CHEF
돌아온 소림사 주방장
(aka: Magnificent Natural Fist)
S.Korea - 1982 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Magnificent Natural Fist, credited to director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung]
SA-DAE-TONG-IUE-MOON
사대통의문
(aka: Dragoneer 3: The Invincible)
(aka: Dragon from Shaolin)
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
SHAOLIN TEENAGE HEROINES
소림십대여걸
(aka: Dragoneer 11: The Ultimate)
(aka: Shaolin Incredible Ten)
(aka: Ten Shaolin Disciples)
S.Korea - 1981 - col
D: Kim Jeong-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Ten Shaolin Disciples, credited to pseudonymous director 'Arthur King']
THE SSANG YONG ULTIMATUM
쌍용통첩장
(aka: Double Dragon in the Last Duel)
(aka: Dragoneer 1: The Extreme)
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Nam Gi-nam
Anamorphic
THERE BE DRAGONS
USA/Spain/Argentina - 2010 - col
D: Roland Joffé
TWELVE GATES OF HELL
지옥 12관문
(aka: Champ Against Champ)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Lee Hyeok-su
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Champ Against Champ, credited to director Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung]
New entries (17 Apr 2012)
New entries for the main scope filmography:
AMERICAN KICKBOXER KING
(see: Kickboxer King)
CROCODILE FURY**
Hong Kong - 1981? - col
D: 'Ted Kingsbrook'
Anamorphic
[Most sources cite a 1981 production date for this film, though a small minority of others claim it was 1988. Many sources also claim that Tomas Tang Kaak-yan is the film's director, hiding behind the 'Ted Kingsbrook' pseudonym, but Tang was known as a producer, not a director, so this info is unreliable at best]
DARK TRAP
黑圈套
Taiwan - 1982 - col
D: Lee Wing-cheung
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Dragon (1985)]
DRAGON AGAINST VAMPIRE
(see: Hong-do Mirror)
THE GREAT ESCAPE IN JUNGLE
밀림의 대탈출
S.Korea/Taiwan/Thailand - 1985 - col
D: Kim Jong-seong
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors (1987)]
HANDS OF DEATH
(see: Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors)
HONG-DO MIRROR
홍도경
(aka: Dragon Against Vampire)
S.Korea - 1985 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Dragon Against Vampire, credited to director 'Lionel Leung']
INSIDE
(see: Yeraltı)
KICKBOXER KING**
(aka: American Kickboxer King)
Hong Kong - 1991 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
KICKBOXER THE CHAMPION**
Hong Kong - 1991 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
MARTIAL ARTS FOR REVENGE
원권
(aka: Dragoneer 9: The Incredible)
(aka: Fist of the Golden Monkey)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
MISSION INFERNO**
S.Korea - 1984? - col
D: Lee Huk-soo
Anamorphic
[Dubbed, retitled Hong Kong version of an unidentified Korean war film, with direction credited variously to 'Lee Huk-soo' and 'Raymond Kim', depending on the source]
NINJA OPERATION 7: ROYAL WARRIORS
(aka: Hands of Death)
(aka: The Secret of the Lost Empire)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Kim Jong-seong
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean-Taiwanese-Thai co-production The Great Escape in Jungle (1985, qv), intended for international distribution]
RAIDERS OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE**
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1983 - col
D: Sumat Saichur
Anamorphic
RED RATTLESNAKE
赤色響尾蛇
Taiwan - 1982 - col
D: Hui Sing-yue
Anamorphic
[See also: Majestic Thunderbolt (1985)]
THE SECRET OF THE LOST EMPIRE
(see: Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors)
SEVEN BELOW
USA - 2012 - col
D: Kevin Carraway
YERALTI
(aka: Inside)
Turkey - 2012 - col
D: Zeki Demirkubuz
AMERICAN KICKBOXER KING
(see: Kickboxer King)
CROCODILE FURY**
Hong Kong - 1981? - col
D: 'Ted Kingsbrook'
Anamorphic
[Most sources cite a 1981 production date for this film, though a small minority of others claim it was 1988. Many sources also claim that Tomas Tang Kaak-yan is the film's director, hiding behind the 'Ted Kingsbrook' pseudonym, but Tang was known as a producer, not a director, so this info is unreliable at best]
DARK TRAP
黑圈套
Taiwan - 1982 - col
D: Lee Wing-cheung
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Dragon (1985)]
DRAGON AGAINST VAMPIRE
(see: Hong-do Mirror)
THE GREAT ESCAPE IN JUNGLE
밀림의 대탈출
S.Korea/Taiwan/Thailand - 1985 - col
D: Kim Jong-seong
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors (1987)]
HANDS OF DEATH
(see: Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors)
HONG-DO MIRROR
홍도경
(aka: Dragon Against Vampire)
S.Korea - 1985 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
[Dubbed Hong Kong version, Dragon Against Vampire, credited to director 'Lionel Leung']
INSIDE
(see: Yeraltı)
KICKBOXER KING**
(aka: American Kickboxer King)
Hong Kong - 1991 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
KICKBOXER THE CHAMPION**
Hong Kong - 1991 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Alton Cheung]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
MARTIAL ARTS FOR REVENGE
원권
(aka: Dragoneer 9: The Incredible)
(aka: Fist of the Golden Monkey)
S.Korea - 1980 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong
Anamorphic
MISSION INFERNO**
S.Korea - 1984? - col
D: Lee Huk-soo
Anamorphic
[Dubbed, retitled Hong Kong version of an unidentified Korean war film, with direction credited variously to 'Lee Huk-soo' and 'Raymond Kim', depending on the source]
NINJA OPERATION 7: ROYAL WARRIORS
(aka: Hands of Death)
(aka: The Secret of the Lost Empire)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Kim Jong-seong
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean-Taiwanese-Thai co-production The Great Escape in Jungle (1985, qv), intended for international distribution]
RAIDERS OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE**
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1983 - col
D: Sumat Saichur
Anamorphic
RED RATTLESNAKE
赤色響尾蛇
Taiwan - 1982 - col
D: Hui Sing-yue
Anamorphic
[See also: Majestic Thunderbolt (1985)]
THE SECRET OF THE LOST EMPIRE
(see: Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors)
SEVEN BELOW
USA - 2012 - col
D: Kevin Carraway
YERALTI
(aka: Inside)
Turkey - 2012 - col
D: Zeki Demirkubuz
Saturday 14 April 2012
New entries (14 Apr 2012)
Thanks to the extensive filmography included at the Kung Fu Cinema forums, I'll be spending the next few days tackling outstanding entries in the IFD / Filmark 'cut-n-paste' series from the 1980's and 90's. I've added a few extra titles recently, but more will be forthcoming over the next week or so.
Info remains scarce on many of these cult items, and I'm unaware of any single source which has managed to identify all the various Asian films used as templates for these 'new' productions, which makes it all the more worthwhile (and frustrating!) for any dedicated researcher. Working on a project the size of the scope filmography, you learn that it's not just about listing individual films, but also identifying those few entries whose origins are rather less straightforward than first envisaged.
New entries for the filmog:
The films NJERIU ME TOP, NOČNÍ HOST, DE RØDE HESTE, SECONDLØITNANTEN, and TEVYE AND HIS SEVEN DAUGHTERS have all been ported over from the 'Unconfirmed Widescreen' list, having now been confirmed as scope productions.
The same goes for TSAR AND GENERAL, the copyright year of which has been changed from 1966 to 1965. Similarly, TUNELUL goes from 'unconfirmed' to 'confirmed' scope, and the copyright year changed from 1967 to 1966.
ADVENT COMMANDO 3: DRESSED TO FIRE
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1988 - col
D: Lee Chiu, Chui Yuk-lung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Dressed to Fire (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
AEROLITE FORCE 5: MISSION DYNAMO**
(aka: American Force 5)
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
AEROLITE FORCE 6: SOLDIER CHAMPION**
(aka: American Force 6: Soldier Champion)
Hong Kong - 1988? - col
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
AMERICAN FORCE 5
(see: Aerolite Force 5: Mission Dynamo)
AMERICAN FORCE 6: SOLDIER CHAMPION
(see: Aerolite Force 6: Soldier Champion)
DARK DAY EXPRESS
(see: Mission Hunter)
DRESSED TO FIRE
鄉下阿郎
Taiwan - 1983 - col
D: Chui Yuk-lung
Anamorphic
[See also: Advent Commando 3: Dressed to Fire (1988)]
EVIL DESTROYER
(see: Zodiac America 2 - Evil Destroyer)
THE LAST LIEUTENANT
(see: Secondløitnanten)
LOL
USA - 2012 - col
D: Lisa Azuelos
MAN OF THE CANNON
(see: Njeriu me Top)
MISSION HUNTER**
เพชฌฆาต เดนสงคราม
(aka: Dark Day Express)
Thailand - 1989 - col
Anamorphic
NIGHT GUEST
(see: Noční Host)
NJERIU ME TOP*
(aka: Man of the Cannon)
Albania - 1977 - col
D: Viktor Gjika
Anamorphic
NOČNÍ HOST*
(aka: Night Guest)
Czechoslovakia - 1961 - bw
D: Otakar Vávra
Anamorphic
THE RED HORSES
(see: Røde Heste, De)
DE RØDE HESTE*
(aka: The Red Horses)
Denmark - 1968 - col
D: Annelise Meineche
Anamorphic
SECONDLØITNANTEN*
(aka: The Last Lieutenant)
Norway - 1993 - col
D: Hans Petter Moland
Anamorphic
THE SOUL OF BREAD
愛的麵包魂
Taiwan - 2012 - col
D: Sean Kao Pin-chuan, Lin Chun-yang
TEVYE AND HIS SEVEN DAUGHTERS*
טוביה ושבע בנותיו
Israel/W.Germany - 1968 - col
D: Menahem Golan
Anamorphic
TSAR AND GENERAL
Цар и генерал
Bulgaria - 1965 - bw
D: Vulo Radev
Anamorphic
TUNELUL
(aka: The Tunnel)
Romania/USSR - 1966 - bw
D: Francisc Munteanu
Anamorphic
THE TUNNEL [1966]
(see: Tunelul)
WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED: ON THE 7th DAY
USA - 2012 - col
D: Neema Barnette
YOUNG DRAGON**
Hong Kong - 1976 - col
Anamorphic
[See also: Zodiac America 2 - Evil Destroyer (1988)]
ZODIAC AMERICA 2 - EVIL DESTROYER**
(aka: Evil Destroyer)
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from the equally obscure Hong Kong film Young Dragon (1976, qv), intended for international distribution]
Info remains scarce on many of these cult items, and I'm unaware of any single source which has managed to identify all the various Asian films used as templates for these 'new' productions, which makes it all the more worthwhile (and frustrating!) for any dedicated researcher. Working on a project the size of the scope filmography, you learn that it's not just about listing individual films, but also identifying those few entries whose origins are rather less straightforward than first envisaged.
New entries for the filmog:
The films NJERIU ME TOP, NOČNÍ HOST, DE RØDE HESTE, SECONDLØITNANTEN, and TEVYE AND HIS SEVEN DAUGHTERS have all been ported over from the 'Unconfirmed Widescreen' list, having now been confirmed as scope productions.
The same goes for TSAR AND GENERAL, the copyright year of which has been changed from 1966 to 1965. Similarly, TUNELUL goes from 'unconfirmed' to 'confirmed' scope, and the copyright year changed from 1967 to 1966.
ADVENT COMMANDO 3: DRESSED TO FIRE
Hong Kong/Taiwan - 1988 - col
D: Lee Chiu, Chui Yuk-lung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Dressed to Fire (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
AEROLITE FORCE 5: MISSION DYNAMO**
(aka: American Force 5)
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
AEROLITE FORCE 6: SOLDIER CHAMPION**
(aka: American Force 6: Soldier Champion)
Hong Kong - 1988? - col
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Asian film, intended for international distribution]
AMERICAN FORCE 5
(see: Aerolite Force 5: Mission Dynamo)
AMERICAN FORCE 6: SOLDIER CHAMPION
(see: Aerolite Force 6: Soldier Champion)
DARK DAY EXPRESS
(see: Mission Hunter)
DRESSED TO FIRE
鄉下阿郎
Taiwan - 1983 - col
D: Chui Yuk-lung
Anamorphic
[See also: Advent Commando 3: Dressed to Fire (1988)]
EVIL DESTROYER
(see: Zodiac America 2 - Evil Destroyer)
THE LAST LIEUTENANT
(see: Secondløitnanten)
LOL
USA - 2012 - col
D: Lisa Azuelos
MAN OF THE CANNON
(see: Njeriu me Top)
MISSION HUNTER**
เพชฌฆาต เดนสงคราม
(aka: Dark Day Express)
Thailand - 1989 - col
Anamorphic
NIGHT GUEST
(see: Noční Host)
NJERIU ME TOP*
(aka: Man of the Cannon)
Albania - 1977 - col
D: Viktor Gjika
Anamorphic
NOČNÍ HOST*
(aka: Night Guest)
Czechoslovakia - 1961 - bw
D: Otakar Vávra
Anamorphic
THE RED HORSES
(see: Røde Heste, De)
DE RØDE HESTE*
(aka: The Red Horses)
Denmark - 1968 - col
D: Annelise Meineche
Anamorphic
SECONDLØITNANTEN*
(aka: The Last Lieutenant)
Norway - 1993 - col
D: Hans Petter Moland
Anamorphic
THE SOUL OF BREAD
愛的麵包魂
Taiwan - 2012 - col
D: Sean Kao Pin-chuan, Lin Chun-yang
TEVYE AND HIS SEVEN DAUGHTERS*
טוביה ושבע בנותיו
Israel/W.Germany - 1968 - col
D: Menahem Golan
Anamorphic
TSAR AND GENERAL
Цар и генерал
Bulgaria - 1965 - bw
D: Vulo Radev
Anamorphic
TUNELUL
(aka: The Tunnel)
Romania/USSR - 1966 - bw
D: Francisc Munteanu
Anamorphic
THE TUNNEL [1966]
(see: Tunelul)
WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED: ON THE 7th DAY
USA - 2012 - col
D: Neema Barnette
YOUNG DRAGON**
Hong Kong - 1976 - col
Anamorphic
[See also: Zodiac America 2 - Evil Destroyer (1988)]
ZODIAC AMERICA 2 - EVIL DESTROYER**
(aka: Evil Destroyer)
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from the equally obscure Hong Kong film Young Dragon (1976, qv), intended for international distribution]
'Unconfirmed' titles now confirmed! Well, almost...
The following updates refer to entries in the 'Unconfirmed Widescreen' listing:
ADVENTURES OF THE POLAR CUBS (1979) turns out to be a cel-animated film, though the original aspect ratio remains unconfirmed.
LA CAMERIERA SEDUCE I VILLEGGIANTI (It - 1980) has now been dropped from the 'unconfirmed' listings and out of the filmography altogether. Online footage reveals a 1.85:1 movie which is not in scope or 3-D, despite long-lasting rumours to the contrary. There is nothing in the on-screen credits which supports either scope or 3-D origination.
Online footage reveals CHAMPION OPERATION (HK - 1986) to have been shot with spherical lenses and released with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The footage is clearly spherical in origin, and the vast majority of scope movies produced in HK at the time utilised anamorphic lenses. Since the footage in the YouTube link isn't severely cropped at either side of the image, it's safe to assume the film was 1.85:1 and not 2.39:1. The entry has now been dropped altogether.
Same goes for CHILDREN OF GOD (Bahamas - 2009) and MADE IN ROMANIA (UK - 2009), both of which were filmed with spherical lenses and exhibited at 1.85:1.
ADVENTURES OF THE POLAR CUBS (1979) turns out to be a cel-animated film, though the original aspect ratio remains unconfirmed.
LA CAMERIERA SEDUCE I VILLEGGIANTI (It - 1980) has now been dropped from the 'unconfirmed' listings and out of the filmography altogether. Online footage reveals a 1.85:1 movie which is not in scope or 3-D, despite long-lasting rumours to the contrary. There is nothing in the on-screen credits which supports either scope or 3-D origination.
Online footage reveals CHAMPION OPERATION (HK - 1986) to have been shot with spherical lenses and released with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The footage is clearly spherical in origin, and the vast majority of scope movies produced in HK at the time utilised anamorphic lenses. Since the footage in the YouTube link isn't severely cropped at either side of the image, it's safe to assume the film was 1.85:1 and not 2.39:1. The entry has now been dropped altogether.
Same goes for CHILDREN OF GOD (Bahamas - 2009) and MADE IN ROMANIA (UK - 2009), both of which were filmed with spherical lenses and exhibited at 1.85:1.
Thursday 12 April 2012
New entries and updates (12 Apr 2012)
New entries for the main scope filmography at AWSM. In the case of MILLE PECCATI... NESSUNA VIRTÙ, this has been ported over to the main list from the 'Unconfirmed Widescreen' section, since online footage reveals it was shot with unspecified anamorphic lenses. The format is credited on-screen as 'Colorscope', but this is a catch-all phrase which doesn't refer to any specific process.
DRAGON EYES
USA - 2012 - col
D: John Hyams
L!FE HAPPENS
USA/Canada - 2012 - col
D: Kat Coiro
Techniscope
MILLE PECCATI... NESSUNA VIRTÙ
(aka: Mondo Sex)
(aka: Wages of Sin)
Italy - 1969 - col
D: Sergio Martino
Anamorphic
[Photographic format credited on-screen as 'Colorscope']
MONDO SEX
(see: Mille Peccati... Nessuna Virtù)
WAGES OF SIN
(see: Mille Peccati... Nessuna Virtù)
Updates:
• The following titles were all shot with spherical lenses and cropped in post for a 2.39:1 release print:
LA TAULE (2000)
TWO STUPID EGGS (2007)
VILLA HENRIETTE (2004)
WELLKÅMM TO VERONA (2006)
WOUNDINGS (1998)
• The copyright year of FROM PARIS WITH LOVE is changed from 2010 to 2009. Also, the film is a French/US co-production, rather than French only.
• The films currently listed as Superfist and Wild Dragon Lady - both alleged to have been produced in Taiwan in 1976 - have now been dropped from the list, since no further trace of them can be found anywhere. The former title is still listed at the Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDb), but no other info has ever come to light on these two particular entries.
• TRANCHES DE VIE (1985) was photographed with unidentified anamorphic lenses.
• Updated info at the HKMDb reveals the director of THE TRUE GAME OF DEATH (1979) as Chan Yan-sat (billed on-screen as 'Chen Tien-tai Steve').
• VIOLET & DAISY (2011) was photographed in Hawk Scope.
• The film currently listed as Vremea Zapezilor should be listed as VREMEA ZĂPEZILOR (1966). Similarly, Zestrea Domnitei Ralu should be listed as ZESTREA DOMNIŢEI RALU (1970). In both cases, the anamorphic shooting format remains unidentified.
THE DOWRY OF LADY RALU
(see: Zestrea Domniţei Ralu)
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
France/USA - 2009 - col
D: Pierre Morel
LA TAULE
(aka: The Slammer)
France - 2000 - col
D: Alain Robak
THE TIME OF PASSIONS AND SNOWSTORMS
(see: Vremea Zăpezilor)
TRANCHES DE VIE*
(aka: Slices of Life)
France - 1985 - col
D: François Leterrier
Anamorphic
THE TRUE GAME OF DEATH
決鬥死亡塔
Taiwan - 1979 - col
D: Chan Yan-sat
Anamorphic
TWO STUPID EGGS
大電影2.0之兩個傻瓜的荒唐事
(aka: Big Movie 2: Two Stupid Eggs)
China - 2007 - col
D: Agan
VILLA HENRIETTE
Austria/Switzerland - 2004 - col
D: Peter Payer
VIOLET & DAISY
USA - 2011 - col
D: Geoffrey Fletcher
Hawk Scope
VREMEA ZĂPEZILOR*
(aka: The Time of Passions and Snowstorms)
Romania - 1966 - bw
D: Gheorghe Naghi
Anamorphic
WELLKÅMM TO VERONA
Sweden - 2006 - col
D: Suzanne Osten
WOUNDINGS
(aka: Brand New World)
UK - 1998 - col
D: Roberta Hartley
ZESTREA DOMNIŢEI RALU*
(aka: The Dowry of Lady Ralu)
Romania - 1970 - col
D: Dinu Cocea
Anamorphic
DRAGON EYES
USA - 2012 - col
D: John Hyams
L!FE HAPPENS
USA/Canada - 2012 - col
D: Kat Coiro
Techniscope
MILLE PECCATI... NESSUNA VIRTÙ
(aka: Mondo Sex)
(aka: Wages of Sin)
Italy - 1969 - col
D: Sergio Martino
Anamorphic
[Photographic format credited on-screen as 'Colorscope']
MONDO SEX
(see: Mille Peccati... Nessuna Virtù)
WAGES OF SIN
(see: Mille Peccati... Nessuna Virtù)
Updates:
• The following titles were all shot with spherical lenses and cropped in post for a 2.39:1 release print:
LA TAULE (2000)
TWO STUPID EGGS (2007)
VILLA HENRIETTE (2004)
WELLKÅMM TO VERONA (2006)
WOUNDINGS (1998)
• The copyright year of FROM PARIS WITH LOVE is changed from 2010 to 2009. Also, the film is a French/US co-production, rather than French only.
• The films currently listed as Superfist and Wild Dragon Lady - both alleged to have been produced in Taiwan in 1976 - have now been dropped from the list, since no further trace of them can be found anywhere. The former title is still listed at the Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDb), but no other info has ever come to light on these two particular entries.
• TRANCHES DE VIE (1985) was photographed with unidentified anamorphic lenses.
• Updated info at the HKMDb reveals the director of THE TRUE GAME OF DEATH (1979) as Chan Yan-sat (billed on-screen as 'Chen Tien-tai Steve').
• VIOLET & DAISY (2011) was photographed in Hawk Scope.
• The film currently listed as Vremea Zapezilor should be listed as VREMEA ZĂPEZILOR (1966). Similarly, Zestrea Domnitei Ralu should be listed as ZESTREA DOMNIŢEI RALU (1970). In both cases, the anamorphic shooting format remains unidentified.
THE DOWRY OF LADY RALU
(see: Zestrea Domniţei Ralu)
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
France/USA - 2009 - col
D: Pierre Morel
LA TAULE
(aka: The Slammer)
France - 2000 - col
D: Alain Robak
THE TIME OF PASSIONS AND SNOWSTORMS
(see: Vremea Zăpezilor)
TRANCHES DE VIE*
(aka: Slices of Life)
France - 1985 - col
D: François Leterrier
Anamorphic
THE TRUE GAME OF DEATH
決鬥死亡塔
Taiwan - 1979 - col
D: Chan Yan-sat
Anamorphic
TWO STUPID EGGS
大電影2.0之兩個傻瓜的荒唐事
(aka: Big Movie 2: Two Stupid Eggs)
China - 2007 - col
D: Agan
VILLA HENRIETTE
Austria/Switzerland - 2004 - col
D: Peter Payer
VIOLET & DAISY
USA - 2011 - col
D: Geoffrey Fletcher
Hawk Scope
VREMEA ZĂPEZILOR*
(aka: The Time of Passions and Snowstorms)
Romania - 1966 - bw
D: Gheorghe Naghi
Anamorphic
WELLKÅMM TO VERONA
Sweden - 2006 - col
D: Suzanne Osten
WOUNDINGS
(aka: Brand New World)
UK - 1998 - col
D: Roberta Hartley
ZESTREA DOMNIŢEI RALU*
(aka: The Dowry of Lady Ralu)
Romania - 1970 - col
D: Dinu Cocea
Anamorphic
Monday 9 April 2012
Updates and 'augmentations' (9 Apr 2012)
Main scope filmography at AWSM
The following films were shot with spherical lenses and cropped in post for a 2.39:1 release print: OUD L'WARD (2007), LA PETITE APOCALYPSE (1993), RECTO/VERSO (1999), RESTONS GROUPÉS (1998), RIEN À FAIRE (1999), SAÇ (2010) and S.O.S. (1999).
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES (2000) was photographed in Hawk Scope.
The director of ...A PÁTY JEZDECH JE STRACH (1967) should be listed as Zbyněk (rather than 'Zbynek') Brynych.
THE POWER OF NINJITSU (1987) is a mixture of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film OSAKA GODFATHER (1986).
PULSAR (Belg - 2010) and DER SCOUT (EG/Mongolia - 1983) were filmed and presented at 1.66:1 and have now been dropped from the filmography. Similarly, REGÍNA! (Ice/Can - 2002) turns out to have been filmed and exhibited no wider than 1.85:1, and has also been dropped. Same goes for RAT FINK (USA - 1965) - also known as MY SOUL RUNS NAKED and WILD AND WILLING - which appears to have been filmed and exhibited no wider than 1.85:1.
Online footage confirms that both SQUILLO (1986) and SLUŽBENI POLOŽAJ (1964) were shot with anamorphic lenses, though I've yet to identify the actual process on both films.
This page at the Hong Kong Movies Database avers that the 1980 copyright year for SUPER DRAGON'S DYNAMO is no more than an estimate, so I've put a question mark next to the relevant information. However, the name of the director still hasn't been identified.
The following entries require only small - though crucial! - adjustments. Most of them are Romanian films, and certain letters in their written alphabet require specific 'highlights' which I'd missed until today. There are probably many others scattered throughout the filmography which require this kind of augmentation, and I'll amend them whenever I stumble across them. For now, here's what I've found so far:
The film currently listed as Rascoala should be listed as RĂSCOALA (1965) and its director as Mircea Mureşan.
The film currently listed as Rautaciosul Adolescent should be listed as RĂUTĂCIOSUL ADOLESCENT (1969). The shooting format has yet to be identified.
Similarly, the film currently listed as Razbunarea Haiducilor should be listed as RĂZBUNAREA HAIDUCILOR (1969).
Restul e Tacere should be listed as RESTUL E TĂCERE (2007).
Saptamîna Nebunilor is SĂPTĂMÎNA NEBUNILOR (1971). Shooting format still unidentified.
The film currently listed as So Viel Nackte Zärtlichkeit should be listed as ...SOVIEL NACKTE ZÄRTLICHKEIT (1968). Again, the shooting format remains unidentified.
These entries now run as follows:
BLAZING WINTER
(see: Răscoala)
THE MALICIOUS ADOLESCENT
(see: Răutăciosul Adolescent)
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES
Australia/Spain/France/Netherlands - 2000 - col
D: Rolf de Heer
Hawk Scope
OSAKA GODFATHER
오사까대부
S.Korea - 1986 - col
D: Lee Hyeok-su
Anamorphic
[See also: The Power of Ninjitsu (1987)]
OUD L'WARD
عود الورد
(aka: The Lost Beauty)
Morocco - 2007 - col
D: Lahcen Zinoun
...A PÁTY JEZDECH JE STRECH*
(aka: The Fifth Horseman is Fear)
(aka: The Fifth Rider is Fear)
Czechoslovakia - 1967 - bw
D: Zbyněk Brynych
LA PETITE APOCALYPSE
(aka: The Little Apocalypse)
France/Italy/Poland - 1993 - col
D: Constantine Costa-Gavras
THE POWER OF NINJITSU
(aka: Ninja Operation 5: Godfather the Master)
Hong Kong/S.Korea - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Lee Hyeok-su
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film Osaka Godfather (1986, qv), intended for international distribution]
RĂSCOALA*
(aka: Blazing Winter)
(aka: The Uprising)
Romania - 1965 - bw
D: Mircea Mureşan
RĂUTĂCIOSUL ADOLESCENT*
(aka: The Malicious Adolescent)
(aka: A Woman for a Season)
Romania - 1969 - col
D: Gheorghe Vitanidis
RĂZBUNAREA HAIDUCILOR*
(aka: The Revenge of the Outlaws)
Romania - 1969 - col
D: Dinu Cocea
Anamorphic
RECTO/VERSO
France - 1999 - col
D: Jean-Marc Longval
THE REST IS SILENCE
(see: Restul e Tăcere)
RESTONS GROUPÉS
(aka: The Tourist Trap)
France - 1998 - col
D: Jean-Paul Salomé
RESTUL E TĂCERE*
(aka: The Rest is Silence)
Romania - 2007 - col
D: Nae Caranfil
Anamorphic
THE REVENGE OF THE OUTLAWS
(see: Răzbunarea Haiducilor)
RIEN À FAIRE
(aka: Empty Days)
France - 1999 - col
D: Marion Vernoux
SAÇ
(aka: Hair)
Turkey - 2010 - col
D: Tayfun Pirselimoglu
SĂPTĂMÎNA NEBUNILOR*
(aka: The Week of the Madmen)
Romania - 1971 - col
D: Dinu Cocea
Anamorphic
SLUŽBENI POLOŽAJ*
Службени положај
Yugoslavia - 1964 - bw
D: Fadil Hadžić
Anamorphic
SO MUCH NAKED TENDERNESS
(see: ...Soviel Nackte Zärtlichkeit)
S.O.S.
Norway - 1999 - col
D: Thomas Robsahm
...SOVIEL NACKTE ZÄRTLICHKEIT*
(aka: So Much Naked Tenderness)
W.Germany - 1968 - col
D: Günter Hendel
SQUILLO*
(aka: Call Girl)
Italy - 1996 - col
D: Carlo Vanzina
Anamorphic
SUPER DRAGON'S DYNAMO**
龍處雙霸天
Taiwan - 1980? - col
Anamorphic
THE UPRISING
(see: Răscoala)
THE WEEK OF THE MADMEN
(see: Săptămîna Nebunilor)
A WOMAN FOR A SEASON
(see: Răutăciosul Adolescent)
The following films were shot with spherical lenses and cropped in post for a 2.39:1 release print: OUD L'WARD (2007), LA PETITE APOCALYPSE (1993), RECTO/VERSO (1999), RESTONS GROUPÉS (1998), RIEN À FAIRE (1999), SAÇ (2010) and S.O.S. (1999).
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES (2000) was photographed in Hawk Scope.
The director of ...A PÁTY JEZDECH JE STRACH (1967) should be listed as Zbyněk (rather than 'Zbynek') Brynych.
THE POWER OF NINJITSU (1987) is a mixture of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film OSAKA GODFATHER (1986).
PULSAR (Belg - 2010) and DER SCOUT (EG/Mongolia - 1983) were filmed and presented at 1.66:1 and have now been dropped from the filmography. Similarly, REGÍNA! (Ice/Can - 2002) turns out to have been filmed and exhibited no wider than 1.85:1, and has also been dropped. Same goes for RAT FINK (USA - 1965) - also known as MY SOUL RUNS NAKED and WILD AND WILLING - which appears to have been filmed and exhibited no wider than 1.85:1.
Online footage confirms that both SQUILLO (1986) and SLUŽBENI POLOŽAJ (1964) were shot with anamorphic lenses, though I've yet to identify the actual process on both films.
This page at the Hong Kong Movies Database avers that the 1980 copyright year for SUPER DRAGON'S DYNAMO is no more than an estimate, so I've put a question mark next to the relevant information. However, the name of the director still hasn't been identified.
The following entries require only small - though crucial! - adjustments. Most of them are Romanian films, and certain letters in their written alphabet require specific 'highlights' which I'd missed until today. There are probably many others scattered throughout the filmography which require this kind of augmentation, and I'll amend them whenever I stumble across them. For now, here's what I've found so far:
The film currently listed as Rascoala should be listed as RĂSCOALA (1965) and its director as Mircea Mureşan.
The film currently listed as Rautaciosul Adolescent should be listed as RĂUTĂCIOSUL ADOLESCENT (1969). The shooting format has yet to be identified.
Similarly, the film currently listed as Razbunarea Haiducilor should be listed as RĂZBUNAREA HAIDUCILOR (1969).
Restul e Tacere should be listed as RESTUL E TĂCERE (2007).
Saptamîna Nebunilor is SĂPTĂMÎNA NEBUNILOR (1971). Shooting format still unidentified.
The film currently listed as So Viel Nackte Zärtlichkeit should be listed as ...SOVIEL NACKTE ZÄRTLICHKEIT (1968). Again, the shooting format remains unidentified.
These entries now run as follows:
BLAZING WINTER
(see: Răscoala)
THE MALICIOUS ADOLESCENT
(see: Răutăciosul Adolescent)
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES
Australia/Spain/France/Netherlands - 2000 - col
D: Rolf de Heer
Hawk Scope
OSAKA GODFATHER
오사까대부
S.Korea - 1986 - col
D: Lee Hyeok-su
Anamorphic
[See also: The Power of Ninjitsu (1987)]
OUD L'WARD
عود الورد
(aka: The Lost Beauty)
Morocco - 2007 - col
D: Lahcen Zinoun
...A PÁTY JEZDECH JE STRECH*
(aka: The Fifth Horseman is Fear)
(aka: The Fifth Rider is Fear)
Czechoslovakia - 1967 - bw
D: Zbyněk Brynych
LA PETITE APOCALYPSE
(aka: The Little Apocalypse)
France/Italy/Poland - 1993 - col
D: Constantine Costa-Gavras
THE POWER OF NINJITSU
(aka: Ninja Operation 5: Godfather the Master)
Hong Kong/S.Korea - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Lee Hyeok-su
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film Osaka Godfather (1986, qv), intended for international distribution]
RĂSCOALA*
(aka: Blazing Winter)
(aka: The Uprising)
Romania - 1965 - bw
D: Mircea Mureşan
RĂUTĂCIOSUL ADOLESCENT*
(aka: The Malicious Adolescent)
(aka: A Woman for a Season)
Romania - 1969 - col
D: Gheorghe Vitanidis
RĂZBUNAREA HAIDUCILOR*
(aka: The Revenge of the Outlaws)
Romania - 1969 - col
D: Dinu Cocea
Anamorphic
RECTO/VERSO
France - 1999 - col
D: Jean-Marc Longval
THE REST IS SILENCE
(see: Restul e Tăcere)
RESTONS GROUPÉS
(aka: The Tourist Trap)
France - 1998 - col
D: Jean-Paul Salomé
RESTUL E TĂCERE*
(aka: The Rest is Silence)
Romania - 2007 - col
D: Nae Caranfil
Anamorphic
THE REVENGE OF THE OUTLAWS
(see: Răzbunarea Haiducilor)
RIEN À FAIRE
(aka: Empty Days)
France - 1999 - col
D: Marion Vernoux
SAÇ
(aka: Hair)
Turkey - 2010 - col
D: Tayfun Pirselimoglu
SĂPTĂMÎNA NEBUNILOR*
(aka: The Week of the Madmen)
Romania - 1971 - col
D: Dinu Cocea
Anamorphic
SLUŽBENI POLOŽAJ*
Службени положај
Yugoslavia - 1964 - bw
D: Fadil Hadžić
Anamorphic
SO MUCH NAKED TENDERNESS
(see: ...Soviel Nackte Zärtlichkeit)
S.O.S.
Norway - 1999 - col
D: Thomas Robsahm
...SOVIEL NACKTE ZÄRTLICHKEIT*
(aka: So Much Naked Tenderness)
W.Germany - 1968 - col
D: Günter Hendel
SQUILLO*
(aka: Call Girl)
Italy - 1996 - col
D: Carlo Vanzina
Anamorphic
SUPER DRAGON'S DYNAMO**
龍處雙霸天
Taiwan - 1980? - col
Anamorphic
THE UPRISING
(see: Răscoala)
THE WEEK OF THE MADMEN
(see: Săptămîna Nebunilor)
A WOMAN FOR A SEASON
(see: Răutăciosul Adolescent)
Sunday 8 April 2012
New entries and updates (8 Apr 2012)
New entries for the main scope filmography at AWSM:
MIXED UP
黐鬼線
Hong Kong - 1984 - col
D: Chow Chun-gaai
Anamorphic
[See also: Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1989)]
POLICE FORCE 555**
ชุมแพ
Thailand - 1976 - col
Anamorphic
STRUGGLE FOR LEADER
第一把交椅
Hong Kong - 1983 - col
D: Lee Chiu
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Phantom Heroes (1987)]
THUNDER KID
เจ้าพายุ
Thailand - 1980 - col
D: Kom Akadej
Anamorphic
THUNDER KIDS 2: WONDERFUL MISSION
(see: Thunder Ninja Kids: Wonderful Mission)
THUNDER NINJA KIDS: WONDERFUL MISSION
(aka: Thunder Kids 2: Wonderful Mission)
Hong Kong - 1990 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Go Ho
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film Il Chi-mae: The Flying Boy (1978, qv), intended for international distribution]
Now, some updates and corrections for existing entries. Some of the following entries were augmented by info gleaned from recent postings at the Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles website. Anyone with even a passing interest in this obscure corner of cinematic history will find plenty to entertain them over there!
Contrary to info I supplied in the blog entry for 29 March 2012, Gary Couzens has since provided evidence that the TV movie HOLY FLYING CIRCUS (2011) was shot at the 2.00:1 aspect ratio. Two sequences are framed at 2.35:1, and another one is 'pillarboxed' at 4:3. This is somewhat confounding since, outside the ultra-rare use of Vittorio Storaro's 'Univisium' format, 2.00:1 does not conform to any theatrical aspect ratio anywhere in the world. The film may have played theatrically outside the UK and would need to be 'pillarboxed' within the wider 2.39:1 projected image. On TV, the 2.00:1 shape isn't all that different from the 1.78:1 frame, so the visual difference will be completely negligible on most sets, especially those suffering from overscan (ie. the vast majority of them!). But no, the film was definitely intended for 2.00:1 exhibition, and the blog entry for 29 March 2012 has now been amended.
Footage from IL CHI-MAE: THE FLYING BOY (1978) was later used as the 'building blocks' for cut-n-paste film THUNDER NINJA KIDS: WONDERFUL MISSION (1990), produced in Hong Kong (see new entry, above).
Thanks to correspondent Gary Couzens, I'm reminded that the Todd-AO version of OKLAHOMA! (1955) was shot at 30 frames per second - this important detail has now been added to the entry for this film. See also the 1956 version of AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS for another Todd-AO movie shot at 30 fps.
The original Thai title of the film currently listed as Paa Lohgan (1984) has now been confirmed as ฝ่าโลกันต์, and the English title (which now becomes primary, with Paa Lohgan discarded) is AGAINST THE WORLD. This movie was used as the 'building blocks' of Hong Kong production ROBO VAMPIRE (1989), but due to a small oversight, the entry for Robo in the online filmography remains incomplete - those details have now been added. However, Robo credits the pseudonymous 'Joe Livingstone' as director, and his true identity has yet to be established (it was long assumed to be the handiwork of cut-n-paste master Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, but the man himself denies any involvement).
Gary Couzens reminded me that TESS (1979) was screened in a 70mm blow-up version (the large format print premiered in France in October 1979).
VAMPIRE RAIDERS: NINJA QUEEN (1988) is built around footage from Hong Kong film MIXED UP (1984). See the new entry for Mixed above.
These entries now run as follows:
AGAINST THE WORLD
ฝ่าโลกันต์
Thailand - 1984 - col
D: Vinit Pakdeevijitr
Anamorphic
[See also: Robo Vampire (1989)]
HOLY FLYING CIRCUS
UK (TV) - 2011 - col
D: Owen Harris
2.00:1
[Two sequences are framed at 2.35:1, and another is pillarboxed at 4:3 within the wider frame]
IL CHI-MAE: THE FLYING BOY
날으는 일지매
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Go Ho
Anamorphic
[See also: Thunder Ninja Kids: Wonderful Mission (1990)]
OKLAHOMA!
USA - 1955 - col - 65mm
D: Fred Zinnemann
Todd-AO (30fps)
70mm release prints
6-track stereo sound
2.21:1
[Separate 35mm CinemaScope (24fps) version filmed simultaneously]
ROBO VAMPIRE**
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1989 - col
D: 'Joe Livingstone', Vinit Pakdeevijitr
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Thai film Against the World (1984, qv), intended for international distribution. The director of the HK footage was long-assumed to be cut-n-paste master Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, hiding behind the pseudonym 'Joe Livingstone', but Ho has since denied all involvement in this production]
TESS
UK/France - 1979 - col
D: Roman Polanski
Panavision
35mm and 70mm release prints
6-track Dolby Stereo
2.39:1 (35mm)
2.20:1 (70mm blow-up)
VAMPIRE RAIDERS: NINJA QUEEN
(aka: The Vampire Raiders)
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Bruce Lambert], Chow Chun-gaai
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Hong Kong film Mixed Up (1984, qv), intended for international distribution]
MIXED UP
黐鬼線
Hong Kong - 1984 - col
D: Chow Chun-gaai
Anamorphic
[See also: Vampire Raiders: Ninja Queen (1989)]
POLICE FORCE 555**
ชุมแพ
Thailand - 1976 - col
Anamorphic
STRUGGLE FOR LEADER
第一把交椅
Hong Kong - 1983 - col
D: Lee Chiu
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Phantom Heroes (1987)]
THUNDER KID
เจ้าพายุ
Thailand - 1980 - col
D: Kom Akadej
Anamorphic
THUNDER KIDS 2: WONDERFUL MISSION
(see: Thunder Ninja Kids: Wonderful Mission)
THUNDER NINJA KIDS: WONDERFUL MISSION
(aka: Thunder Kids 2: Wonderful Mission)
Hong Kong - 1990 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Go Ho
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film Il Chi-mae: The Flying Boy (1978, qv), intended for international distribution]
Now, some updates and corrections for existing entries. Some of the following entries were augmented by info gleaned from recent postings at the Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles website. Anyone with even a passing interest in this obscure corner of cinematic history will find plenty to entertain them over there!
Contrary to info I supplied in the blog entry for 29 March 2012, Gary Couzens has since provided evidence that the TV movie HOLY FLYING CIRCUS (2011) was shot at the 2.00:1 aspect ratio. Two sequences are framed at 2.35:1, and another one is 'pillarboxed' at 4:3. This is somewhat confounding since, outside the ultra-rare use of Vittorio Storaro's 'Univisium' format, 2.00:1 does not conform to any theatrical aspect ratio anywhere in the world. The film may have played theatrically outside the UK and would need to be 'pillarboxed' within the wider 2.39:1 projected image. On TV, the 2.00:1 shape isn't all that different from the 1.78:1 frame, so the visual difference will be completely negligible on most sets, especially those suffering from overscan (ie. the vast majority of them!). But no, the film was definitely intended for 2.00:1 exhibition, and the blog entry for 29 March 2012 has now been amended.
Footage from IL CHI-MAE: THE FLYING BOY (1978) was later used as the 'building blocks' for cut-n-paste film THUNDER NINJA KIDS: WONDERFUL MISSION (1990), produced in Hong Kong (see new entry, above).
Thanks to correspondent Gary Couzens, I'm reminded that the Todd-AO version of OKLAHOMA! (1955) was shot at 30 frames per second - this important detail has now been added to the entry for this film. See also the 1956 version of AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS for another Todd-AO movie shot at 30 fps.
The original Thai title of the film currently listed as Paa Lohgan (1984) has now been confirmed as ฝ่าโลกันต์, and the English title (which now becomes primary, with Paa Lohgan discarded) is AGAINST THE WORLD. This movie was used as the 'building blocks' of Hong Kong production ROBO VAMPIRE (1989), but due to a small oversight, the entry for Robo in the online filmography remains incomplete - those details have now been added. However, Robo credits the pseudonymous 'Joe Livingstone' as director, and his true identity has yet to be established (it was long assumed to be the handiwork of cut-n-paste master Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, but the man himself denies any involvement).
Gary Couzens reminded me that TESS (1979) was screened in a 70mm blow-up version (the large format print premiered in France in October 1979).
VAMPIRE RAIDERS: NINJA QUEEN (1988) is built around footage from Hong Kong film MIXED UP (1984). See the new entry for Mixed above.
These entries now run as follows:
AGAINST THE WORLD
ฝ่าโลกันต์
Thailand - 1984 - col
D: Vinit Pakdeevijitr
Anamorphic
[See also: Robo Vampire (1989)]
HOLY FLYING CIRCUS
UK (TV) - 2011 - col
D: Owen Harris
2.00:1
[Two sequences are framed at 2.35:1, and another is pillarboxed at 4:3 within the wider frame]
IL CHI-MAE: THE FLYING BOY
날으는 일지매
S.Korea - 1978 - col
D: Go Ho
Anamorphic
[See also: Thunder Ninja Kids: Wonderful Mission (1990)]
OKLAHOMA!
USA - 1955 - col - 65mm
D: Fred Zinnemann
Todd-AO (30fps)
70mm release prints
6-track stereo sound
2.21:1
[Separate 35mm CinemaScope (24fps) version filmed simultaneously]
ROBO VAMPIRE**
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1989 - col
D: 'Joe Livingstone', Vinit Pakdeevijitr
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Thai film Against the World (1984, qv), intended for international distribution. The director of the HK footage was long-assumed to be cut-n-paste master Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, hiding behind the pseudonym 'Joe Livingstone', but Ho has since denied all involvement in this production]
TESS
UK/France - 1979 - col
D: Roman Polanski
Panavision
35mm and 70mm release prints
6-track Dolby Stereo
2.39:1 (35mm)
2.20:1 (70mm blow-up)
VAMPIRE RAIDERS: NINJA QUEEN
(aka: The Vampire Raiders)
Hong Kong - 1988 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Bruce Lambert], Chow Chun-gaai
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Hong Kong film Mixed Up (1984, qv), intended for international distribution]
Friday 6 April 2012
Updates and corrections (6 Apr 2012)
Main scope filmography
American Widescreen Museum
• The following films are all confirmed as having been shot with spherical lenses (either 35mm or HD) and cropped in post for a 2.39:1 release print: LAST TIME FOREVER (2006), LIKE DANDELION DUST (2009), MARIE-LINE (2000), MATHA (2011), MÉDÉE MIRACLE (2007), METÉORA (2012), MINDFLESH (2008), NACKT (2002) and NAOMI (2010).
• The copyright year for DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES has been changed from 1967 to 1966, confirmed by my own personal viewing of the film in recent days.
• Back in the 1980's and 90's, dozens of films emerged from IFD and Filmark studios in Hong Kong, designed for international distribution, especially in English-speaking territories. Each one of these productions were barrel-scrapingly cheap, and were created via the acquisition of unsold or unfinished movies from Thailand, Taiwan or the Philippines, which were then re-edited and 'augmented' by about 15 minutes of newly-shot footage intended to create an entirely new and separate 'product'. Trying to identify the films used as 'building blocks' for these new entries has often defeated even the most dedicated researcher, though new discoveries are being made all the time. Just recently, thanks to pioneering work highlighted by the excellent website Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles, new details have emerged about individual titles, all of which are currently listed at the scope filmog in various stages of incompleteness.
The first one in this update is GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR, which turns out to be the HK version of Taiwanese film PI LI NU WANG FENG (1985). Taiwanese sources do not provide an English title for this particular film, nor do they list a director, which is highly unusual, to say the least. And here's where it gets complicated: The HK print (GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR) includes a small amount of footage from NINJA TERMINATOR (1985), another cut-and-paste effort built around massive amounts of footage from Korean film THE UNINVITED GUEST OF THE STAR FERRY (1984).
• Currently listed as a S.Korean film, GRUDGE OF THE SLEEPWALKING WOMAN (1983) turns out to be a Korean/Taiwanese co-production.
• The film currently listed as Lovely Rita, Saint Patronne des cas Désespérés is actually LOVELY RITA: SAINTE PATRONNE DES CAS DÉSESPÉRÉS (2003), and was filmed in spherical/cropped format.
• Correspondent S. Martin writes to let me know that LUV (2012) was shot in HD with Hawk anamorphic lenses.
• Online footage confirms MANIAC (1963) was shot with anamorphic lenses, not spherical.
• The film currently listed as Morderca Zostawia Slad should be listed as MORDERCA ZOSTAWIA ŚLAD (1968) - a small detail, but any project like the scope filmog is built on such small details - and the director credited as Aleksandra Ścibor-Rylskiego. However, the shooting format remains unidentified.
• Similarly, the film currently listed as Na Komete should be listed as NA KOMETĚ (1970). And once again, the shooting format remains unidentified.
• According to this article, NEW STORY OF AN OLD SOLDIER (1959) was "the first color wide-screen stereophonic movie made in China". It's already featured in the list as having been shot in 'Anamorphic', but I've added a note about the stereo soundtrack.
• According to this entry at the Hong Kong Movie Database, NINJA COMMANDMENTS - copyright year 1986, not 1987 as currently listed - comprises newly-shot footage intercut with extensive material from Taiwanese film MA! DON'T DIE ON MY BACK (1981), which has just been added to the filmog as a separate film in its own right (see 'New Entries' post for 6 Apr 2012).
• The Thai film used as 'building blocks' for NINJA DESTROYER (1986) may have been produced as early as 1970.
• The on-screen title of Ninja in the Killing Fields is actually NINJA IN THE KILLING FIELD (1986), which is built around extensive footage from the 1983 Thai film 123 COMMANDO (see 'New Entries' posting for 6 Apr 2012).
• The on-screen title of Ninja Phantom Heroes U.S.A. is actually NINJA PHANTOM HEROS U.S.A. This is an AKA for NINJA PHANTOM HEROES (1987), another cut-n-paste job built around footage from Hong Kong film STRUGGLE FOR LEADER (1983).
• The film used as 'building blocks' for NINJA POWERFORCE (copyright year changed from 1987 to 1990) is the 1989 Taiwanese drama THE RETURN (see 'New Entries' posting for 6 Apr 2012).
• NINJA: SILENT ASSASSIN and NINJA STRIKE FORCE (both 1987) were built around footage from Taiwanese movies, though the films themselves remain unidentified.
• NU STIGER DEN! (1966) was shot with anamorphic lenses, though the format remains unidentified.
• TÊTE DE TURC (2010) was listed in the blog entry for 26 Mar 2012 as having been shot spherical/cropped, but S. Martin writes to let me know it was actually shot with anamorphic Panavision lenses (see interview here). He also confirms that the 1995 film VICTORY was spherical/cropped rather than Panavision. Many thanks for that!
These entries now run as follows:
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES
(aka: The Fearless Vampire Killers)
UK - 1966 - col
D: Roman Polanski
Panavision
GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR
(see: Pi Li Nu Wang Feng)
GRUDGE OF THE SLEEPWALKING WOMAN
몽녀한
(aka: Snake Woman)
S.Korea/Taiwan - 1983 - col
D: Kang Beom-ku
Anamorphic
[See also: Scorpion Thunderbolt (1986)]
HECTOR SERVADAC'S ARK
(see: Na Kometě)
THE KILLER LEAVES A TRACE
(see: Morderca Zostawia Ślad)
KILLER NINJAS
(see: Ninja in the Killing Field)
LAST TIME FOREVER
USA - 2006 - col
D: Adam Bonfanti
LIKE DANDELION DUST
USA - 2009 - col
D: Jon Gunn
LOVELY RITA: SAINTE PATRONNE DES CAS DÉSESPÉRÉS
France - 2003 - col
D: Stéphane Clavier
LUV
USA - 2012 - col
D: Sheldon Candis
Hawk Scope (HD)
MANIAC
UK - 1963 - bw
D: Michael Carreras
Megascope (anamorphic)
MARIE-LINE
France - 2000 - col
D: Mehdi Charef
MATHA
Sri Lanka - 2011 - col
D: Boodee Keerthisena
MÉDÉE MIRACLE
(aka: Medea Miracle)
France/Italy - 2007 - col
D: Tonino De Bernardi
METÉORA
France/Greece/Germany - 2012 - col
D: Spiros Stathoulopoulos
MINDFLESH
UK - 2008 - col
D: Robert Pratten
MORDERCA ZOSTAWIA ŚLAD
(aka: The Killer Leaves a Trace)
(aka: The Murderer Leaves a Clue)
Poland - 1968 - bw
D: Aleksandra Ścibor-Rylskiego
Anamorphic
THE MURDERER LEAVES A CLUE
(see: Morderca Zostawia Ślad)
NACKT
(aka: Naked)
Germany - 2002 - col
D: Doris Dörrie
NA KOMETĚ*
(aka: Hector Servadac's Ark)
(aka: On the Comet)
Czechoslovakia - 1970 - col
D: Karel Zeman
NAOMI
התפרצות אקס
Israel/France - 2010 - col
D: Eitan Tzur
NEW STORY OF AN OLD SOLDIER
老兵新传
China - 1959 - col
D: Shen Fu
4-channel stereo
Anamorphic
NINJA COMMANDMENTS
Hong Kong - 1986 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Chen Jun-wuan
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Ma! Don't Die On My Back (1981, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA CONNECTION
(see: Ninja in the Killing Field)
NINJA DESTROYER**
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Thai film (evidence suggests a production date of 1970), intended for international distribution]
NINJA IN THE KILLING FIELD
(aka: Ninja Connection)
(aka: Killer Ninjas)
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: York Lam]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Thai film 123 Commando (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA PHANTOM HEROES
(aka: Ninja, Phantom Heros U.S.A.)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Bruce Lambert], Lee Chiu
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Hong Kong film Struggle for Leader (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA, PHANTOM HEROS U.S.A.
(see: Ninja Phantom Heroes)
NINJA POWERFORCE
(aka: Ninja Operation 4: Thunderbolt Angels)
(aka: Thunderbolt Angels)
Hong Kong - 1990 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Cheung Chi-chiu
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film The Return (1989, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA: SILENT ASSASSIN**
(aka: Black Ninja)
(aka: Ninja Operation: Knight and Warrior)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA STRIKE FORCE**
(aka: Ninja Operation 2: Way of Challenge)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA TERMINATOR
(aka: Ninja Heat)
(aka: Silver Fox and Ninja Terminator)
Hong Kong/S.Korea - 1985 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Kim Si-hyeon
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film The Uninvited Guest of the Star Ferry (1984, qv), intended for international distribution. See also: Pi Li Nu Wang Feng (1985, qv)]
NU STIGER DEN!*
(aka: Up He Goes!)
Denmark - 1966 - col
D: Annelise Hovmand
Anamorphic
ON THE COMET
(see: Na Kometě)
PI LI NU WANG FENG**
霹靂女王蜂
(aka: Golden Ninja Warrior)
Taiwan - 1985 - col
Anamorphic
[Taiwanese sources do not provide an English-language title, nor do they indicate the name of this film's director. The Hong Kong version, Golden Ninja Warrior, includes a small amount of footage from Ninja Terminator (1985, qv), itself a mish-mash of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film The Uninvited Guest of the Star Ferry (1984, qv)]
TÊTE DE TURC
(aka: Turk's Head)
France - 2010 - col
D: Pascal Elbé
Panavision
THE UNINVITED GUEST OF THE STAR FERRY
스타페리 불청객
S.Korea - 1984 - col
D: Kim Si-hyeon
Anamorphic
[See also Ninja Terminator and Pi Li Nu Wang Feng (both 1985)]
VICTORY
UK/France/Germany - 1995 - col
D: Mark Peploe
American Widescreen Museum
• The following films are all confirmed as having been shot with spherical lenses (either 35mm or HD) and cropped in post for a 2.39:1 release print: LAST TIME FOREVER (2006), LIKE DANDELION DUST (2009), MARIE-LINE (2000), MATHA (2011), MÉDÉE MIRACLE (2007), METÉORA (2012), MINDFLESH (2008), NACKT (2002) and NAOMI (2010).
• The copyright year for DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES has been changed from 1967 to 1966, confirmed by my own personal viewing of the film in recent days.
• Back in the 1980's and 90's, dozens of films emerged from IFD and Filmark studios in Hong Kong, designed for international distribution, especially in English-speaking territories. Each one of these productions were barrel-scrapingly cheap, and were created via the acquisition of unsold or unfinished movies from Thailand, Taiwan or the Philippines, which were then re-edited and 'augmented' by about 15 minutes of newly-shot footage intended to create an entirely new and separate 'product'. Trying to identify the films used as 'building blocks' for these new entries has often defeated even the most dedicated researcher, though new discoveries are being made all the time. Just recently, thanks to pioneering work highlighted by the excellent website Golden Ninja Warrior Chronicles, new details have emerged about individual titles, all of which are currently listed at the scope filmog in various stages of incompleteness.
The first one in this update is GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR, which turns out to be the HK version of Taiwanese film PI LI NU WANG FENG (1985). Taiwanese sources do not provide an English title for this particular film, nor do they list a director, which is highly unusual, to say the least. And here's where it gets complicated: The HK print (GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR) includes a small amount of footage from NINJA TERMINATOR (1985), another cut-and-paste effort built around massive amounts of footage from Korean film THE UNINVITED GUEST OF THE STAR FERRY (1984).
• Currently listed as a S.Korean film, GRUDGE OF THE SLEEPWALKING WOMAN (1983) turns out to be a Korean/Taiwanese co-production.
• The film currently listed as Lovely Rita, Saint Patronne des cas Désespérés is actually LOVELY RITA: SAINTE PATRONNE DES CAS DÉSESPÉRÉS (2003), and was filmed in spherical/cropped format.
• Correspondent S. Martin writes to let me know that LUV (2012) was shot in HD with Hawk anamorphic lenses.
• Online footage confirms MANIAC (1963) was shot with anamorphic lenses, not spherical.
• The film currently listed as Morderca Zostawia Slad should be listed as MORDERCA ZOSTAWIA ŚLAD (1968) - a small detail, but any project like the scope filmog is built on such small details - and the director credited as Aleksandra Ścibor-Rylskiego. However, the shooting format remains unidentified.
• Similarly, the film currently listed as Na Komete should be listed as NA KOMETĚ (1970). And once again, the shooting format remains unidentified.
• According to this article, NEW STORY OF AN OLD SOLDIER (1959) was "the first color wide-screen stereophonic movie made in China". It's already featured in the list as having been shot in 'Anamorphic', but I've added a note about the stereo soundtrack.
• According to this entry at the Hong Kong Movie Database, NINJA COMMANDMENTS - copyright year 1986, not 1987 as currently listed - comprises newly-shot footage intercut with extensive material from Taiwanese film MA! DON'T DIE ON MY BACK (1981), which has just been added to the filmog as a separate film in its own right (see 'New Entries' post for 6 Apr 2012).
• The Thai film used as 'building blocks' for NINJA DESTROYER (1986) may have been produced as early as 1970.
• The on-screen title of Ninja in the Killing Fields is actually NINJA IN THE KILLING FIELD (1986), which is built around extensive footage from the 1983 Thai film 123 COMMANDO (see 'New Entries' posting for 6 Apr 2012).
• The on-screen title of Ninja Phantom Heroes U.S.A. is actually NINJA PHANTOM HEROS U.S.A. This is an AKA for NINJA PHANTOM HEROES (1987), another cut-n-paste job built around footage from Hong Kong film STRUGGLE FOR LEADER (1983).
• The film used as 'building blocks' for NINJA POWERFORCE (copyright year changed from 1987 to 1990) is the 1989 Taiwanese drama THE RETURN (see 'New Entries' posting for 6 Apr 2012).
• NINJA: SILENT ASSASSIN and NINJA STRIKE FORCE (both 1987) were built around footage from Taiwanese movies, though the films themselves remain unidentified.
• NU STIGER DEN! (1966) was shot with anamorphic lenses, though the format remains unidentified.
• TÊTE DE TURC (2010) was listed in the blog entry for 26 Mar 2012 as having been shot spherical/cropped, but S. Martin writes to let me know it was actually shot with anamorphic Panavision lenses (see interview here). He also confirms that the 1995 film VICTORY was spherical/cropped rather than Panavision. Many thanks for that!
These entries now run as follows:
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES
(aka: The Fearless Vampire Killers)
UK - 1966 - col
D: Roman Polanski
Panavision
GOLDEN NINJA WARRIOR
(see: Pi Li Nu Wang Feng)
GRUDGE OF THE SLEEPWALKING WOMAN
몽녀한
(aka: Snake Woman)
S.Korea/Taiwan - 1983 - col
D: Kang Beom-ku
Anamorphic
[See also: Scorpion Thunderbolt (1986)]
HECTOR SERVADAC'S ARK
(see: Na Kometě)
THE KILLER LEAVES A TRACE
(see: Morderca Zostawia Ślad)
KILLER NINJAS
(see: Ninja in the Killing Field)
LAST TIME FOREVER
USA - 2006 - col
D: Adam Bonfanti
LIKE DANDELION DUST
USA - 2009 - col
D: Jon Gunn
LOVELY RITA: SAINTE PATRONNE DES CAS DÉSESPÉRÉS
France - 2003 - col
D: Stéphane Clavier
LUV
USA - 2012 - col
D: Sheldon Candis
Hawk Scope (HD)
MANIAC
UK - 1963 - bw
D: Michael Carreras
Megascope (anamorphic)
MARIE-LINE
France - 2000 - col
D: Mehdi Charef
MATHA
Sri Lanka - 2011 - col
D: Boodee Keerthisena
MÉDÉE MIRACLE
(aka: Medea Miracle)
France/Italy - 2007 - col
D: Tonino De Bernardi
METÉORA
France/Greece/Germany - 2012 - col
D: Spiros Stathoulopoulos
MINDFLESH
UK - 2008 - col
D: Robert Pratten
MORDERCA ZOSTAWIA ŚLAD
(aka: The Killer Leaves a Trace)
(aka: The Murderer Leaves a Clue)
Poland - 1968 - bw
D: Aleksandra Ścibor-Rylskiego
Anamorphic
THE MURDERER LEAVES A CLUE
(see: Morderca Zostawia Ślad)
NACKT
(aka: Naked)
Germany - 2002 - col
D: Doris Dörrie
NA KOMETĚ*
(aka: Hector Servadac's Ark)
(aka: On the Comet)
Czechoslovakia - 1970 - col
D: Karel Zeman
NAOMI
התפרצות אקס
Israel/France - 2010 - col
D: Eitan Tzur
NEW STORY OF AN OLD SOLDIER
老兵新传
China - 1959 - col
D: Shen Fu
4-channel stereo
Anamorphic
NINJA COMMANDMENTS
Hong Kong - 1986 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Chen Jun-wuan
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film Ma! Don't Die On My Back (1981, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA CONNECTION
(see: Ninja in the Killing Field)
NINJA DESTROYER**
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Thai film (evidence suggests a production date of 1970), intended for international distribution]
NINJA IN THE KILLING FIELD
(aka: Ninja Connection)
(aka: Killer Ninjas)
Hong Kong/Thailand - 1986 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: York Lam]
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Thai film 123 Commando (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA PHANTOM HEROES
(aka: Ninja, Phantom Heros U.S.A.)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung [as: Bruce Lambert], Lee Chiu
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Hong Kong film Struggle for Leader (1983, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA, PHANTOM HEROS U.S.A.
(see: Ninja Phantom Heroes)
NINJA POWERFORCE
(aka: Ninja Operation 4: Thunderbolt Angels)
(aka: Thunderbolt Angels)
Hong Kong - 1990 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun, Cheung Chi-chiu
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Taiwanese film The Return (1989, qv), intended for international distribution]
NINJA: SILENT ASSASSIN**
(aka: Black Ninja)
(aka: Ninja Operation: Knight and Warrior)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA STRIKE FORCE**
(aka: Ninja Operation 2: Way of Challenge)
Hong Kong - 1987 - col
D: Joseph Lai San-lun
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from an unidentified Taiwanese film, intended for international distribution]
NINJA TERMINATOR
(aka: Ninja Heat)
(aka: Silver Fox and Ninja Terminator)
Hong Kong/S.Korea - 1985 - col
D: Godfrey Ho Jeung-keung, Kim Si-hyeon
Anamorphic
[Comprised of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film The Uninvited Guest of the Star Ferry (1984, qv), intended for international distribution. See also: Pi Li Nu Wang Feng (1985, qv)]
NU STIGER DEN!*
(aka: Up He Goes!)
Denmark - 1966 - col
D: Annelise Hovmand
Anamorphic
ON THE COMET
(see: Na Kometě)
PI LI NU WANG FENG**
霹靂女王蜂
(aka: Golden Ninja Warrior)
Taiwan - 1985 - col
Anamorphic
[Taiwanese sources do not provide an English-language title, nor do they indicate the name of this film's director. The Hong Kong version, Golden Ninja Warrior, includes a small amount of footage from Ninja Terminator (1985, qv), itself a mish-mash of newly-shot material intercut with footage from Korean film The Uninvited Guest of the Star Ferry (1984, qv)]
TÊTE DE TURC
(aka: Turk's Head)
France - 2010 - col
D: Pascal Elbé
Panavision
THE UNINVITED GUEST OF THE STAR FERRY
스타페리 불청객
S.Korea - 1984 - col
D: Kim Si-hyeon
Anamorphic
[See also Ninja Terminator and Pi Li Nu Wang Feng (both 1985)]
VICTORY
UK/France/Germany - 1995 - col
D: Mark Peploe
New entries (6 Apr 2012)
I'm grateful to S. Martin for his contributions to the following list of new entries. The entry for JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR formed part of the blog entry for 21 Feb 2012, where the shooting format was unidentified, though it is now confirmed as spherical/cropped. The 21 Feb entry has now been amended. Also, the director of 123 COMMANDO has yet to be identified.
123 COMMANDO**
มือปืน 3 ไอ้มือดำ
Thailand - 1983 - col
Anamorphic
ANNA KARENINA
UK/France - 2012 - col
D: Joe Wright
Panavision
BLAME IT ON FIDEL!
(see: Faute à Fidel!, La)
CHALLENGE
單挑
Taiwan - 1981 - col
D: To Pak-hon
Anamorphic
LA FAUTE À FIDEL!
(aka: Blame It On Fidel!)
France/Italy - 2006 - col
D: Julie Gavras
GRUPO 7
(aka: Unit 7)
Spain - 2012 - col
D: Alberto Rodríguez
THE HILLS RUN RED
USA (V) - 2009 - col
D: Dave Parker
JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR
USA - 2012 - col
D: Billy Bob Thornton
THE LEGENDARY AMAZONS
楊門女將
China - 2011 - col
D: Frankie Chan Fan-kei
MA! DON'T DIE ON MY BACK
媽！不要死在我背上
Taiwan - 1981 - col
D: Chen Jun-quan
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Commandments (1987, qv)]
NATURAL SELECTION
USA - 2011 - col
D: Robbie Pickering
ONE SHOT
USA - 2012 - col
D: Christopher McQuarrie
Panavision
THE RETURN
還鄉
Taiwan - 1989 - col
D: Cheung Chi-chiu
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Powerforce (1990, qv)]
SPARKLE
USA - 2012 - col
D: Salim Akil
UNIT 7
(see: Grupo 7)
123 COMMANDO**
มือปืน 3 ไอ้มือดำ
Thailand - 1983 - col
Anamorphic
ANNA KARENINA
UK/France - 2012 - col
D: Joe Wright
Panavision
BLAME IT ON FIDEL!
(see: Faute à Fidel!, La)
CHALLENGE
單挑
Taiwan - 1981 - col
D: To Pak-hon
Anamorphic
LA FAUTE À FIDEL!
(aka: Blame It On Fidel!)
France/Italy - 2006 - col
D: Julie Gavras
GRUPO 7
(aka: Unit 7)
Spain - 2012 - col
D: Alberto Rodríguez
THE HILLS RUN RED
USA (V) - 2009 - col
D: Dave Parker
JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR
USA - 2012 - col
D: Billy Bob Thornton
THE LEGENDARY AMAZONS
楊門女將
China - 2011 - col
D: Frankie Chan Fan-kei
MA! DON'T DIE ON MY BACK
媽！不要死在我背上
Taiwan - 1981 - col
D: Chen Jun-quan
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Commandments (1987, qv)]
NATURAL SELECTION
USA - 2011 - col
D: Robbie Pickering
ONE SHOT
USA - 2012 - col
D: Christopher McQuarrie
Panavision
THE RETURN
還鄉
Taiwan - 1989 - col
D: Cheung Chi-chiu
Anamorphic
[See also: Ninja Powerforce (1990, qv)]
SPARKLE
USA - 2012 - col
D: Salim Akil
UNIT 7
(see: Grupo 7)
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Updates and corrections (3 Apr 2012)
THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE is an AKA for THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE (2011).
Currently listed as a Korean production from 1978, THE FIVE BARRIERS turns out to be a co-production between S.Korea and Hong Kong, with a copyright date of 1979. Footage from the HK version of this film (RIVALS OF THE SILVER FOX) later turned up in the US home video version of Thai film GOLDEN MANNEQUINS (see below).
A GAMBLER'S STORY (HK - 2001) was filmed and released at 1.85:1, and has now been dropped from the filmography.
The film currently listed as GOLDEN DESTROYERS is a Thai film (not a HK/Thai/S.Korean co-production, as currently stated) titled GOLDEN MANNEQUINS. Destroyers is an AKA, under which title the film includes a small amount of footage from RIVALS OF THE SILVER FOX, the HK version of Korean film THE FIVE BARRIERS (see above). However, I've yet to determine the production year of GOLDEN MANNEQUINS, which is either late 1970's or early 80's; the original Thai title also remains elusive.
The following entries are currently listed as incomplete because, until now, I hadn't been able to identify the photographic process utilised during principal photography. In all cases, they have now been identified as 'CropScope', ie. cropped from one ratio to another for a 2.39:1 release print: HELA HÄRLIGHETEN (1998), HIDEAWAYS (2011), IN QUESTO MONDO DI LADRI (2004), IRÈNE (2002), JÄRNGÄNGET (2000), THE KATE LOGAN AFFAIR (2010) and KUMA (2012).
A long-standing mystery is now resolved: Ultra-obscure 'Toho' film THE HURRICANE DRUMMER (1966) turns out to be a Nikkatsu production, directed by Toshio Masuda. The Japanese title has also been identified.
The film currently listed as Impuscaturi pe Portaviv should actually be listed as ÎMPUŞCĂTURI PE PORTATIV (1967). However, the film's anamorphic format remains unidentified.
Online clips reveal DIE INSEL DER BLUTIGEN PLANTAGE (1983) was shot with anamorphic lenses, though I haven't been able to identify the specific format utilised during principal photography.
Until now, there was some doubt as to whether KEY WITNESS (1960) was shot anamorphic or spherical, though online clips confirm it was shot anamorphic (with Panavision lenses, though it was promoted as having been filmed in 'CinemaScope').
The copyright year of Thai film KILLER is confirmed as 1975 (2518 in the Thai calendar). However, the film's director remains unidentified.
Though currently listed as separate films, KUNG FU EXORCIST turns out to be an AKA for SHAOLIN MONK (1977). The same goes for KUNG FU QUEEN, which is confirmed as an AKA for THE AVENGER (1972).
These entries now look like this:
THE AVENGER
仇
(aka: Kung Fu Queen)
(aka: Queen Boxer)
Hong Kong - 1972 - col
D: Florence Yu Fung-chi
Anamorphic
THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE
(see: Sorcerer and the White Snake, The)
THE FIVE BARRIERS
오대관문
(aka: The Barrier)
(aka: Rivals of the Silver Fox)
S.Korea/Hong Kong - 1979 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong (Korean version)
D: Chan Siu-pang (HK version)
Anamorphic
[See also: Golden Mannequins (19??, qv)]
GOLDEN DESTROYERS
(see: Golden Mannequins)
GOLDEN MANNEQUINS**
(aka: Golden Destroyers)
Thailand - 19?? - col
Anamorphic
[The US home video version of this film, entitled Golden Destroyers, includes a small amount of footage from Rivals of the Silver Fox, the dubbed Hong Kong version of Korean film The Five Barriers (1979, qv)]
HELA HÄRLIGHETEN
(aka: Love Fools)
Sweden - 1998 - col
D: Lars Magnusson
HIDEAWAYS
France/Ireland/Sweden - 2011 - col
D: Agnès Merlet
THE HURRICANE DRUMMER
嵐を呼ぶ男
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Toshio Masuda
Nikkatsuscope
ÎMPUŞCĂTURI PE PORTATIV*
(aka: Shots on the Stave)
Romania - 1967 - col
D: Cezar Grigoriu
Anamorphic
IN QUESTO MONDO DI LADRI
(aka: In This World of Thieves)
Italy - 2004 - col
D: Carlo Vanzina
DIE INSEL DER BLUTIGEN PLANTAGE*
(aka: Escape from Blood Plantation)
(aka: Island of the Bloody Plantation)
(aka: Prison Camp Girls Jailed for Love)
W.Germany - 1983 - col
D: Peter Kern, Kurt Raab
Anamorphic
IRÈNE
France - 2002 - col
D: Ivan Calbérac
JÄRNGÄNGET
(aka: White Water Fury)
Sweden - 2000 - col
D: Jon Lindström
THE KATE LOGAN AFFAIR
Canada - 2010 - col
D: Noël Mitrani
KEY WITNESS
USA - 1960 - bw
D: Phil Karlson
Panavision
[Photographed with Panavision lenses, though the film was widely promoted as a 'CinemaScope' production]
KILLER**
แค้น
Thailand - 1975 - col
Anamorphic
KUMA
Austria - 2012 - col
D: Umut Dag
KUNG FU EXORCIST
(see: Shaolin Monk)
KUNG FU QUEEN
(see: Avenger, The [1972])
SHAOLIN MONK
少林祖師
(aka: Fighting of Shaolin Monks)
(aka: Kung Fu Exorcist)
(aka: Shaolin Tamo Buddhist Monk)
Hong Kong - 1977 - col
D: Lam Fook-dei
Anamorphic
SHOTS ON THE STAVE
(see: Împuşcături Pe Portativ)
THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE
白蛇傳說
(aka: The Emperor and the White Snake)
Hong Kong/China - 2011 - col
D: Tony Ching Siu-tung
Currently listed as a Korean production from 1978, THE FIVE BARRIERS turns out to be a co-production between S.Korea and Hong Kong, with a copyright date of 1979. Footage from the HK version of this film (RIVALS OF THE SILVER FOX) later turned up in the US home video version of Thai film GOLDEN MANNEQUINS (see below).
A GAMBLER'S STORY (HK - 2001) was filmed and released at 1.85:1, and has now been dropped from the filmography.
The film currently listed as GOLDEN DESTROYERS is a Thai film (not a HK/Thai/S.Korean co-production, as currently stated) titled GOLDEN MANNEQUINS. Destroyers is an AKA, under which title the film includes a small amount of footage from RIVALS OF THE SILVER FOX, the HK version of Korean film THE FIVE BARRIERS (see above). However, I've yet to determine the production year of GOLDEN MANNEQUINS, which is either late 1970's or early 80's; the original Thai title also remains elusive.
The following entries are currently listed as incomplete because, until now, I hadn't been able to identify the photographic process utilised during principal photography. In all cases, they have now been identified as 'CropScope', ie. cropped from one ratio to another for a 2.39:1 release print: HELA HÄRLIGHETEN (1998), HIDEAWAYS (2011), IN QUESTO MONDO DI LADRI (2004), IRÈNE (2002), JÄRNGÄNGET (2000), THE KATE LOGAN AFFAIR (2010) and KUMA (2012).
A long-standing mystery is now resolved: Ultra-obscure 'Toho' film THE HURRICANE DRUMMER (1966) turns out to be a Nikkatsu production, directed by Toshio Masuda. The Japanese title has also been identified.
The film currently listed as Impuscaturi pe Portaviv should actually be listed as ÎMPUŞCĂTURI PE PORTATIV (1967). However, the film's anamorphic format remains unidentified.
Online clips reveal DIE INSEL DER BLUTIGEN PLANTAGE (1983) was shot with anamorphic lenses, though I haven't been able to identify the specific format utilised during principal photography.
Until now, there was some doubt as to whether KEY WITNESS (1960) was shot anamorphic or spherical, though online clips confirm it was shot anamorphic (with Panavision lenses, though it was promoted as having been filmed in 'CinemaScope').
The copyright year of Thai film KILLER is confirmed as 1975 (2518 in the Thai calendar). However, the film's director remains unidentified.
Though currently listed as separate films, KUNG FU EXORCIST turns out to be an AKA for SHAOLIN MONK (1977). The same goes for KUNG FU QUEEN, which is confirmed as an AKA for THE AVENGER (1972).
These entries now look like this:
THE AVENGER
仇
(aka: Kung Fu Queen)
(aka: Queen Boxer)
Hong Kong - 1972 - col
D: Florence Yu Fung-chi
Anamorphic
THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE
(see: Sorcerer and the White Snake, The)
THE FIVE BARRIERS
오대관문
(aka: The Barrier)
(aka: Rivals of the Silver Fox)
S.Korea/Hong Kong - 1979 - col
D: Kim Jung-yong (Korean version)
D: Chan Siu-pang (HK version)
Anamorphic
[See also: Golden Mannequins (19??, qv)]
GOLDEN DESTROYERS
(see: Golden Mannequins)
GOLDEN MANNEQUINS**
(aka: Golden Destroyers)
Thailand - 19?? - col
Anamorphic
[The US home video version of this film, entitled Golden Destroyers, includes a small amount of footage from Rivals of the Silver Fox, the dubbed Hong Kong version of Korean film The Five Barriers (1979, qv)]
HELA HÄRLIGHETEN
(aka: Love Fools)
Sweden - 1998 - col
D: Lars Magnusson
HIDEAWAYS
France/Ireland/Sweden - 2011 - col
D: Agnès Merlet
THE HURRICANE DRUMMER
嵐を呼ぶ男
Japan - 1966 - col
D: Toshio Masuda
Nikkatsuscope
ÎMPUŞCĂTURI PE PORTATIV*
(aka: Shots on the Stave)
Romania - 1967 - col
D: Cezar Grigoriu
Anamorphic
IN QUESTO MONDO DI LADRI
(aka: In This World of Thieves)
Italy - 2004 - col
D: Carlo Vanzina
DIE INSEL DER BLUTIGEN PLANTAGE*
(aka: Escape from Blood Plantation)
(aka: Island of the Bloody Plantation)
(aka: Prison Camp Girls Jailed for Love)
W.Germany - 1983 - col
D: Peter Kern, Kurt Raab
Anamorphic
IRÈNE
France - 2002 - col
D: Ivan Calbérac
JÄRNGÄNGET
(aka: White Water Fury)
Sweden - 2000 - col
D: Jon Lindström
THE KATE LOGAN AFFAIR
Canada - 2010 - col
D: Noël Mitrani
KEY WITNESS
USA - 1960 - bw
D: Phil Karlson
Panavision
[Photographed with Panavision lenses, though the film was widely promoted as a 'CinemaScope' production]
KILLER**
แค้น
Thailand - 1975 - col
Anamorphic
KUMA
Austria - 2012 - col
D: Umut Dag
KUNG FU EXORCIST
(see: Shaolin Monk)
KUNG FU QUEEN
(see: Avenger, The [1972])
SHAOLIN MONK
少林祖師
(aka: Fighting of Shaolin Monks)
(aka: Kung Fu Exorcist)
(aka: Shaolin Tamo Buddhist Monk)
Hong Kong - 1977 - col
D: Lam Fook-dei
Anamorphic
SHOTS ON THE STAVE
(see: Împuşcături Pe Portativ)
THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE
白蛇傳說
(aka: The Emperor and the White Snake)
Hong Kong/China - 2011 - col
D: Tony Ching Siu-tung
New entries (3 Apr 2012)
New entries for the scope filmography at AWSM:
BATTLEFIELD AMERICA
USA - 2012 - col
D: Chris Stokes
A CADEIRA DO PAI
(aka: Father's Chair)
Brazil - 2011 - col
D: Luciano Moura
ESPACIO INTERIOR
(aka: Interior Space)
Mexico/Spain - 2012 - col
D: Kai Parlange Tessmann
EU RECEBERIA AS PIORES NOTÍCIAS DOS SEUS LINDOS LÁBIOS
Brazil - 2011 - col
D: Beto Brant, Renato Ciasca
FATHER'S CHAIR
(see: Cadeira do Pai, A)
INTERIOR SPACE
(see: Espacio Interior)
THE LAST FALL
USA - 2012 - col
D: Matthew A. Cherry
THE REVENANT
USA - 2009 - col
D: D. Kerry Prior
STEP UP: REVOLUTION
USA - 2012 - col and 3-D
D: Scott Speer
BATTLEFIELD AMERICA
USA - 2012 - col
D: Chris Stokes
A CADEIRA DO PAI
(aka: Father's Chair)
Brazil - 2011 - col
D: Luciano Moura
ESPACIO INTERIOR
(aka: Interior Space)
Mexico/Spain - 2012 - col
D: Kai Parlange Tessmann
EU RECEBERIA AS PIORES NOTÍCIAS DOS SEUS LINDOS LÁBIOS
Brazil - 2011 - col
D: Beto Brant, Renato Ciasca
FATHER'S CHAIR
(see: Cadeira do Pai, A)
INTERIOR SPACE
(see: Espacio Interior)
THE LAST FALL
USA - 2012 - col
D: Matthew A. Cherry
THE REVENANT
USA - 2009 - col
D: D. Kerry Prior
STEP UP: REVOLUTION
USA - 2012 - col and 3-D
D: Scott Speer
Sunday 1 April 2012
Updates (1 Apr 2012)
Updates for existing entries at the main scope filmography:
The 1976 film currently listed as DRAGON DIES HARD was released in its native Taiwan as BRUCE LEE WE MISS YOU. The latter title is currently listed as an AKA, but it now becomes the film's primary title, while DRAGON DIES HARD becomes an AKA.
Online clips confirm ELIANA, ELIANA (2002) was shot with anamorphic lenses.
LA FELICITÀ NON COSTA NIENTE (2003): This is currently listed as an incomplete entry, because until now I hadn't been able to confirm whether it was shot in 'CropScope' or anamorphic Technovision. It turns out the film was shot in 'CropScope'.
The entry for FINAL MISSION FINAL at the Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDb) avers that the 1980 copyright date is estimated rather than confirmed, so I've added a question mark next to the copyright year.
Also at HKMDb, the director of FISTS OF DRAGONS (1977) has finally been identified. Same goes for FOUR HANDS OF DEATH (1977).
An online trailer for FOUR FAST GUNS (1959) confirms that it was shot in Superscope 235 rather than anamorphic.
JAWS OF THE BLACK DRAGON is an AKA for THE EIGHTEEN JADE ARHATS (1978).
LEGACY OF DRACULA: THE BLOODTHIRSTY DOLL is an AKA for BLOODSUCKING DOLL (1970). Though currently listed as having been shot in Panavision, there is no such credit on the film itself, though it was shot with anamorphic lenses.
NINJA HEAT is an AKA for BLACK LIST (1972).
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (2012): Currently listed as an incomplete entry, since I hadn't been able to confirm whether it was shot in Panavision or 'CropScope'. In fact, it was shot in 'CropScope'.
The entries mentioned in this posting now look like this:
BLACK LIST
黑名單
(aka: Ninja Heat)
Hong Kong - 1972 - col
D: John Law Ma
Anamorphic
BLOODSUCKING DOLL
幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形
(aka: The Ghost Mansion's Horror: A Bloodsucking Doll)
(aka: Legacy of Dracula: The Bloodthirsty Doll)
(aka: Night of the Vampire)
(aka: Vampire Doll)
Japan - 1970 - col
D: Michio Yamamoto
Anamorphic
BRUCE LEE WE MISS YOU
金色太陽
(aka: Bruce Li, Superdragon)
(aka: Dragon Dies Hard)
(aka: Golden Sun)
(aka: Super Dragon)
Taiwan - 1976 - col
D: Lee Goon-cheung
Techniscope
DRAGON DIES HARD [1976]
(see: Bruce Lee We Miss You)
THE EIGHTEEN JADE ARHATS
十八玉羅漢
(aka: 18 Claws of Shaolin)
(aka: Jade Killer)
(aka: Jaws of the Black Dragon)
Hong Kong - 1978 - col
D: Cheung Git
Anamorphic
ELIANA, ELIANA
Indonesia - 2002 - col
D: Riri Riza
Anamorphic
EVERYTHING MUST GO
USA - 2010 - col
D: Dan Rush
Panavision
LA FELICITÀ NON COSTA NIENTE
(aka: Happiness Costs Nothing)
Italy/France/Switzerland - 2003 - col
D: Mimmo Calipresti
FINAL MISSION FINAL**
轟天煞星
Taiwan - 1980? - col
D: 'Steve Lung'
Anamorphic
FISTS OF DRAGONS
追龍
(aka: Chasing the Dragon)
(aka: The Fighter With Two Faces)
Taiwan - 1977 - col
D: Kim Hyeong-jun
Anamorphic
FOUR FAST GUNS
USA - 1959 - bw
D: William Hole Jr.
Superscope 235
[Listed as CinemaScope in some sources, though the film contains no on-screen photographic credit and was clearly shot with spherical lenses in the Superscope 235 format]
FOUR HANDS OF DEATH
至尊威龍
(aka: The Wily Match)
Hong Kong - 1977 - col
D: Richard Lo Kong
Anamorphic
JAWS OF THE BLACK DRAGON
(see: Eighteen Jade Arhats, The)
LEGACY OF DRACULA: THE BLOODTHIRSTY DOLL
(see: Bloodsucking Doll)
NINJA HEAT
(see: Black List)
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
USA - 2012 - col
D: Colin Trevorrow
The 1976 film currently listed as DRAGON DIES HARD was released in its native Taiwan as BRUCE LEE WE MISS YOU. The latter title is currently listed as an AKA, but it now becomes the film's primary title, while DRAGON DIES HARD becomes an AKA.
Online clips confirm ELIANA, ELIANA (2002) was shot with anamorphic lenses.
LA FELICITÀ NON COSTA NIENTE (2003): This is currently listed as an incomplete entry, because until now I hadn't been able to confirm whether it was shot in 'CropScope' or anamorphic Technovision. It turns out the film was shot in 'CropScope'.
The entry for FINAL MISSION FINAL at the Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDb) avers that the 1980 copyright date is estimated rather than confirmed, so I've added a question mark next to the copyright year.
Also at HKMDb, the director of FISTS OF DRAGONS (1977) has finally been identified. Same goes for FOUR HANDS OF DEATH (1977).
An online trailer for FOUR FAST GUNS (1959) confirms that it was shot in Superscope 235 rather than anamorphic.
JAWS OF THE BLACK DRAGON is an AKA for THE EIGHTEEN JADE ARHATS (1978).
LEGACY OF DRACULA: THE BLOODTHIRSTY DOLL is an AKA for BLOODSUCKING DOLL (1970). Though currently listed as having been shot in Panavision, there is no such credit on the film itself, though it was shot with anamorphic lenses.
NINJA HEAT is an AKA for BLACK LIST (1972).
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (2012): Currently listed as an incomplete entry, since I hadn't been able to confirm whether it was shot in Panavision or 'CropScope'. In fact, it was shot in 'CropScope'.
The entries mentioned in this posting now look like this:
BLACK LIST
黑名單
(aka: Ninja Heat)
Hong Kong - 1972 - col
D: John Law Ma
Anamorphic
BLOODSUCKING DOLL
幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形
(aka: The Ghost Mansion's Horror: A Bloodsucking Doll)
(aka: Legacy of Dracula: The Bloodthirsty Doll)
(aka: Night of the Vampire)
(aka: Vampire Doll)
Japan - 1970 - col
D: Michio Yamamoto
Anamorphic
BRUCE LEE WE MISS YOU
金色太陽
(aka: Bruce Li, Superdragon)
(aka: Dragon Dies Hard)
(aka: Golden Sun)
(aka: Super Dragon)
Taiwan - 1976 - col
D: Lee Goon-cheung
Techniscope
DRAGON DIES HARD [1976]
(see: Bruce Lee We Miss You)
THE EIGHTEEN JADE ARHATS
十八玉羅漢
(aka: 18 Claws of Shaolin)
(aka: Jade Killer)
(aka: Jaws of the Black Dragon)
Hong Kong - 1978 - col
D: Cheung Git
Anamorphic
ELIANA, ELIANA
Indonesia - 2002 - col
D: Riri Riza
Anamorphic
EVERYTHING MUST GO
USA - 2010 - col
D: Dan Rush
Panavision
LA FELICITÀ NON COSTA NIENTE
(aka: Happiness Costs Nothing)
Italy/France/Switzerland - 2003 - col
D: Mimmo Calipresti
FINAL MISSION FINAL**
轟天煞星
Taiwan - 1980? - col
D: 'Steve Lung'
Anamorphic
FISTS OF DRAGONS
追龍
(aka: Chasing the Dragon)
(aka: The Fighter With Two Faces)
Taiwan - 1977 - col
D: Kim Hyeong-jun
Anamorphic
FOUR FAST GUNS
USA - 1959 - bw
D: William Hole Jr.
Superscope 235
[Listed as CinemaScope in some sources, though the film contains no on-screen photographic credit and was clearly shot with spherical lenses in the Superscope 235 format]
FOUR HANDS OF DEATH
至尊威龍
(aka: The Wily Match)
Hong Kong - 1977 - col
D: Richard Lo Kong
Anamorphic
JAWS OF THE BLACK DRAGON
(see: Eighteen Jade Arhats, The)
LEGACY OF DRACULA: THE BLOODTHIRSTY DOLL
(see: Bloodsucking Doll)
NINJA HEAT
(see: Black List)
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
USA - 2012 - col
D: Colin Trevorrow
New entries (1 Apr 2012)
CLOCLO
(aka: My Way)
France - 2012 - col
D: Florent-Emilio Siri
HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET
USA - 2012 - col
D: Mark Tonderai
Techniscope
LOVE ON-AIR
(see: Wonderful Radio)
AN ORDINARY LOVE STORY
รัก
Thailand - 2012 - col
D: Chatchawan Siwabumrungchai
MY WAY
(see: Cloclo)
PEOPLE LIKE US
USA - 2012 - col
D: Alex Kurtzman
SEX ORGY OF THE INTESTINE EATERS
Април Фоолс шала
Yugoslavia - 1982 - col
D: I. Gotcha
Techniscope
WONDERFUL RADIO
원더풀 라디오
(aka: Love On-Air)
S.Korea - 2012 - col
D: Kwon Chil-in
(aka: My Way)
France - 2012 - col
D: Florent-Emilio Siri
HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET
USA - 2012 - col
D: Mark Tonderai
Techniscope
LOVE ON-AIR
(see: Wonderful Radio)
AN ORDINARY LOVE STORY
รัก
Thailand - 2012 - col
D: Chatchawan Siwabumrungchai
MY WAY
(see: Cloclo)
PEOPLE LIKE US
USA - 2012 - col
D: Alex Kurtzman
SEX ORGY OF THE INTESTINE EATERS
Април Фоолс шала
Yugoslavia - 1982 - col
D: I. Gotcha
Techniscope
WONDERFUL RADIO
원더풀 라디오
(aka: Love On-Air)
S.Korea - 2012 - col
D: Kwon Chil-in
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