Tjut Djalil (1983) who also directed LADY TERMINATOR, MYSTICS IN BALI, and many more. The last English dubbed THE WARRIOR sequel (unless you count the spin-off as a sequel) is THE WARRIOR AND THE NINJA (original title: Bajing Ireng Dan Jaka Sembung). The blind swordsman later returned in the spin-off sequel simply entitled THE BLIND WARRIOR (more on that later).Īnd here's my Dutch VHS cover for the film: Check out the trailer here:Īs the title suggests Jaka Sembung teams up with the blind swordsman character (it's a slightly odd title as they're actually not fighting each other but teaming up against the oppression!). The film was released on VHS in Greece, Holland and the UK. The second film in the series is THE WARRIOR AGAINST THE BLIND SWORDSMAN (original title: Si Buta Lawan Jaka Sembung). It's terrible to think that because of this we may never see proper DVD releases of these sequels. However, unfortunately the MM's DVD hardly didn't sell at all! According to Pete Tombs (from his posts on Cinehound message board) many "fans" were happy enough with downloading the film (illegally) from torrent sites.
:-( Mondo Macabro were considering to put out the four sequels which would have been amazing not least since the last two films have never been released outside of Indonesia/Malaysia, nor have they ever been dubbed or subtitled into English. Unfortunately, the Mondo Macabro release is the only DVD of any of the films in the series. There are also versions dubbed into other languages such as German. The first film is also out on a handful of different video releases, both in Greece, Holland, and the UK. Here's a trailer for THE WARRIOR:įortunately, THE WARRIOR is easy to get hold of as it has been released on a spiffy wee disk by those gents from Mondo Macabro, Pete Tombs and Andy Starke. Barry Prima stars as the main character thru out the whole series. Just like Barry Prima they starred in tons of genre films in the 80s. Also Eva Arnaz and Dana Christina are featured. It's directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra and stars Barry Prima in the lead role as Jaka Sembung. The first film is THE WARRIOR (original title: Jaka Sembung Sang Penakluk) from 1981. A rather amusing detail is that one of the markets where the films have been most widely distributed on video is actually Holland. Gory adventure films I might add! In short the series deal with the historical freedom fighter Jaka Sembung who fought the Dutch imperialists when they occupied Indonesia until fairly recently. If you have never come across any of the JAKA SEMBUNG films starring Barry Prima you have been missing out on some WILD cinema!! The Jaka Sembung series, or THE WARRIOR as it's known in English, is a series of totally awesome and highly entertaining adventure films from Indonesia.
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