One of the most overlooked and underrated kung-fu classics of all time! Introducing Arrow's Limited Edition Blu-ray release for 1977 Golden Harvest classic, The Shaolin Plot. After his work directing the action sequences for King Hu’s Palme D’or winning A Touch of Zen, Sammo Hung worked with director Huang Feng (Lady Whirlwind, Hapkido) on a series of martial arts masterpieces which continuously broke new ground for action cinema, the culmination of which was The Shaolin Plot. Hong Kong movie veteran Chen Hsing (The Iron-Fisted Monk) plays a tyrannical ruler with the aim of collecting all existing Chinese martial arts manuals in order to obtain ultimate power. After obtaining the Wu Tang manual, he sets his sights on the Shaolin Temple and the secrets of their fighting style. Two Shaolin Monks (Casanova Wong and Yeong-moon Kwon) must team up with a Wu Tang fighter (James Tien) to defeat the villainous despot. Limited Edition Features: Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Peter Glagowski Features: 2K restoration from the original film elements by Fortune Star High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original lossless Mandarin and English mono options Optional English subtitles Commentary by martial arts film experts Frank Djeng & Michael Worth Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema Alternate English credits Original theatrical trailers Technical Specs: Country: Hong Kong Language: Cantonese Year: 1977 Runtime: 109 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Subtitles: Optional English
