Cut Equals the TVP Version
49:07 / 57:22-58:02

Longer conversation with the wounded guy. It turns out he got bitten by red vipers (the most poisonous ones in Tibet). But it is cool because he always has an antidote on him.

40.3 sec

49:21-49:22 / 58:16

Jump-cut in the HD master during the shot of Piao and the monk.

+ 0.8 sec



51:53-51:55 / 60:47

Before the camera zooms in on Shen Mo, the HD master contains a further jump-cut.

+ 2.5 sec

52:00-52:04 / 60:51

Before the lack of more footage, the shot of Shen Mo is insignificantly longer on the German VHS. The following shot in the cave starts briefly earlier as well.

+ 3.8 sec

Cut Equals the TVP Version
52:04 / 60:51-61:58

Another scene with the 4th Prince: The Flying Guillotine resp. a new weapon in order to beat it is being tested. The Prince says they had to be more careful this time resp. if Shen does not cooperate, they are supposed to use that new weapon on him if they do not manage to drag him along behind them while he is still alive.
Subsequently, a first shot of the cave with Piao and the others in it.

67.3 sec

52:11-52:12 / 62:06

Jump-cut in the HD Version when they are storming out of the cave.

+ 0.9 sec


54:17-54:18 / 64:11

Again the cave. This time during a shot of Piao and Ken.

+ 0.8 sec


54:48-54:49 / 66:41

Further jump-cut in the middle of a fight.

+ 0.8 sec


56:53 / 66:45-66:47

For a change, the end/beginning of two quite unspectacular shots of the fight are shorter.

1.5 sec



Additional Cut on the German VHS
64:13-64:14 / 70:07-70:08

In both the Reconstructed Original Version and the TVP Version, there is half-a-second of footage from a fullscreen source with worse quality during the close-up of Ken yelling. As compensation, the previous and subsequent shots of Shen Mo taking a swing are longer.

no difference

German VHS	Reconstructed Original Version

Additional Cut on the German VHS
60:16 / 70:09-70:11

The following shot is cut "regularly": Tracking shot of the head plus Shen Mo lets go of him.

1.9 sec

Cut Equals the TVP Version
60:29 / 70:24-70:32

Obviously wounded, Shen keeps walking.

7.4 sec

61:26-61:27 / 71:29

Jump-cut when two goons are passing by Piao in the cave.

+ 1.1 sec



Additional Cut on the German VHS
62:42-62:43 / 72:44-72:45

Only the TVP Version contains footage of the guy's head being severed from another source.
The German VHS only contains the first few frames of it. For some reason, the shots before and after are a few frames longer again which makes the German VHS slightly longer at the end of the day.

German VHS 0.4 sec longer

German VHS	Reconstructed Original Version

Additional Cut on the German VHS
63:36 / 73:38-73:39

Additional shot of the delegate getting hit on the chest with the side of the hand. The cam zooms out.

1.5 sec

Additional Cut on the German VHS
63:38 / 73:41-73:42

And another missing blow.

0.9 sec

Additional Cut on the German VHS
63:41 / 73:44-73:46

Ditto.

1.6 sec

69:24-69:28 / 79:29

The shot of the traitor leaving the cave with the second half of the book is longer on the German VHS.

+ 4.1 sec

72:18-72:19 / 82:19

Jump-cut on the Blu-ray master after Piao blocks Shen Mo with a kick from the ground.

+ 0.6 sec



Additional Cut on the German VHS
72:38 / 82:38

Close-up of Shen getting his eyes poked by Piao's fingers.

0.3 sec

Additional Cut on the German VHS
72:46 / 82:46-82:51

Half-blind Shen wanders around plus his vision is pretty blurry when he sees Piao.

5.3 sec

Additional Cut on the German VHS
72:49 / 82:55-82:57

Further shot of Shen.
The following medium long shot begins a few insignificant frames earlier on the German VHS (no screenshots).

Reconstructed Original Version 2.1 sec longer

Additional Cut on the German VHS
74:25 / 84:33-84:36

The camera zooms in on the suffering delegate earlier.
The previous shot of the rolling guillotine is a few irrelevant frames longer on the German VHS (no screenshots).

Reconstructed Original Version 2.7 sec longer

76:02-76:03 / 86:13

When the shaolin monk reveals himmself, there is another little jump-cut.

+ 0.6 sec


76:16 / 86:26

Same here when he is looking for the book.

+ 0.5 sec