The Tattooed Dragon Limited Edition Blu-Ray

The Tattooed Dragon was written and directed by Lo Wei, the man behind Bruce Lee's international hits The Big Boss and Fist of Fury. The film was created to introduce martial arts superstar Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) to a global audience still hungry for kung fu films after Lee's death. With Sylvia Chang (Slaughter in San Francisco) and James Tien (Shaolin Boxer) in villain roles, the film follows The Big Boss in the battle between a legendary fighter and organized crime.

 

 

Wang Yu plays the lead role as the tattooed dragon, a virtuous martial artist who has a habit of defending the defenseless. After being injured in a fight, he is taken in by a farmer (Sam Hui, The Swordsman) and his girlfriend (Chang), and soon finds himself defending their village when it becomes the target of a gangster (Tien) and his gang. Determined to seize the village's rich resources, the gangsters open a casino and encourage the locals to gamble away everything they own. But the tattooed dragon has other plans...

 

 

The Tattooed Dragon is a showcase for Jimmy Wang Yu after his move from Shaw Brothers to Golden Harvest in the early 1970s, with cinematography by Cheung Yiu-tsou (Police Story) and stunts coordinated by Simon Hsu (The Flying Guillotine). Eureka Classics is proud to present The Tattooed Dragon for the first time on Blu-ray anywhere in the world from a new 2K restoration.

 

 

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*:

 

 

Limited to 2000 copies | Limited edition O-card slipcase with new cover art by Sean Longmore | Limited edition collector's book with new essays on The Tattooed Dragon by film critic and author James Oliver | The Tattooed Dragon presented in 1080p HD from a new 2K restoration | Original Mandarin mono and English dub | Optional subtitles | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriter James Oliver | Optional audio commentary by director John Woo and screenwriterThe Tattooed Dragon presented in 1080p HD from a new 2K restoration | Original Mandarin mono and English dubbing | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | New audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | New audio commentary by action film experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Here Be Dragons – new discussion about Tattooed Dragon East Asian cinema Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | New audio commentary by action film experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Here Be Dragons – new discussion about Tattooed Dragon with martial arts film expert Wayne Wong | * All bonus features are subject to change