New on Blu-ray: HAND OF DEATH (1976) Starring Tao-liang Tan, James Tien & Jackie Chan

Product Description: When Golden Harvest first released Hand of Death in 1976, no-one paid much attention to the names of writer/director Wu Yu-sheng, third-billed actor Chen Yuen-lung or fight choreographer Hung Chin-pao in the opening credits. Within a decade, however, each of those men had changed the course of Hong Kong action filmmaking forever, under the names they are best known under to this day: John Woo, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.

After a traitor of the Shaolin temple, Shih Shao-Feng (James Tien, The Big Boss), has eliminated thousands of his former colleagues in exchange for power from the Manchus under the Qing dynasty, a surviving master of Shaolin, Yun Fei (Tan Tao-Liang), is tasked with the mission of bringing Shih to justice. In order to defeat Shih's overwhelmingly large army – led by the ruthless Tu Qing (Sammo Hung) – Yun Fei will need to team up with a skilled blacksmith (Jackie Chan) and a reluctant swordsman to beat the odds and avenge his fallen brothers.

With early signs of John Woo's affinity for brotherly bonding amidst heroic bloodshed, and featuring one of Jackie Chan's earliest speaking roles after proving his mettle as a stuntman, Hand of Death is an old school hard-hitting kung fu gem (with a dash of wuxia) that any fan of classic Hong Kong cinema needs in their collection!

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Director: John Woo

Starring: Tao-liang Tan, Jackie Chan, James Tien, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Wah Yuen, Biao Yuen

Genre: Action, Martial Arts

Runtime: 95 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Mandarin

Studio: Arrow

Home Video Release Date: May 9, 2023

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

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2K RESTORATION from original film elements by Fortune Star
Original lossless Mandarin and English mono, plus Cantonese stereo and 5.1 remixes in Mandarin and English
Optional English subtitles
Brand new feature commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng & Michael Worth
From Hong Kong to Hollywood, an archive featurette on John Woo's early career, including interviews with Woo, Chow Yun-fat and Peter Lau
Never-before-seen archive interview with star Tan Tao-Liang, filmed by his former student Michael Worth
Archive interview with co-star Sammo Hung
Alternate credits sequence, as Countdown to Kung Fu
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Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by film programmer William Blaik
Limited Edition slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch

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New on Blu-ray: HAND OF DEATH (1976) Starring Tao-liang Tan, James Tien & Jackie Chan

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