The original cut of the film (which was a Cantonese/Mandarin hybrid, depending on the characters speaking, and would also be used for the English dubbed export release) and the Mandarin language-only re-release version are almost two completely different films. The Mandarin cut is about 90 minutes and ends with the hero and the villain being arrested. The original/export cut is 115 minutes, features far more fight footage, additional "darker" footage of the hero's more villainous ways, and alternate sequences including the original ending in which the hero dies in the final battle along with the villain. For years this original cut was only available in an English dubbed VHS from South Gate Entertainment in the US, while Celestial Pictures had prioritized the 90 minute re-release cut with the film's restoration for DVD and blu-ray. However, in 2021, Arrow Video released a blu-ray as part of their "Shaw Scope Vol. 1" box set of the original cut of the film (scanned primarily from an internegative), available in the original Cantonese/Mandarin hybrid as well as the export English dub.