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THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU

Label: Blue Underground. 

Physical Media Release Date: 07/29/25.

Form of Release: 4K UHD + Blu-ray. 

THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU SYNOPSIS:

Fu Manchu poisons and hypnotizes ten women to bring down his enemies, including Nayland Smith, with kisses of death.

From his secret lair deep within the South American jungle, international super-villain Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee of THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN) and his sadistic daughter Lin Tang (Tsai Chin of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE) reveal their latest diabolical plot for world domination: ten beautiful women are infected with an ancient poison so deadly that one kiss from their lips will bring instant death and lead to a global plague. Now the Asian madman's nemesis, Nayland Smith (Richard Greene of TALES FROM THE CRYPT), must desperately hunt an antidote in a savage land where rape and torture reign and the ultimate evil lies in THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU.

Maria Rohm (VENUS IN FURS) and Shirley Eaton (GOLDFINGER) co-star in this wild Fu Manchu feature written and produced by Harry Alan Towers (EUGENIE) and directed by the one and only Jess Franco (VAMPYROS LESBOS). Also known as KISS AND KILL, AGAINST ALL ODDS, and KISS OF DEATH, Blue Underground presents THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU in a brand-new 4K restoration from its uncut original camera negative, complete with additional scenes of nudity and violence in Dolby Vision HDR!

SPECIAL FEATURES 

  • DISC ONE - 4K UHD

    • NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

    • The Rise of Fu Manchu - Interviews with Director Jess Franco, Producer Harry Alan Towers, and Stars Christopher Lee, Tsai Chin, & Shirley Eaton

    • NEW! Sanguine-Stained Celluloid – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of “Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco”

    • Trailers

    • NEWLY EXPANDED! Poster & Still Gallery

    • NEW! RiffTrax Edition – THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU Riffed by Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy (77 Mins.)

THE BLOOD OF FU MANCHU

MPAA

M.

Runtime 

92 minutes.

Original Release 

1968.

Video 

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Subtitles 

English SDH, French, Spanish

Discs

4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-100, 1 BD-50)

Digital 

N/A

Physical Bonuses

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region free​​​

OUR VERDICT:

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ A Cult Franchise

- A Questionable Christopher Lee in the Lead

x4 Special Features

+ Audio Commentary

- NO Digital Code Included

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