Release Year: 1967
Runtime: 111 min
Director: King Hu
Cast: Shih Chun, Pai Ying, Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng, Miao Tian, Han Ying-Chieh
Studios: Union Film Company
China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by order of the tyrannical Tsao. Fearful of future revenge from the young people, Tsao sends cruel soldiers to murder them, but a brave group of swordsmen can change the course of the battle at the Dragon Inn.
Special Features:
New 4K digital restoration
supervised by cinematographer Hua Hui-ying, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
New interview
with actor Shangkuan Ling-fung.
Interview from 2016
with actor Shih Chun.
New scene analysis
by author and New York Asian Film Festival cofounder Grady Hendrix.
Newsreel footage
of the film's 1967 premiere in Taipei, Taiwan.
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by critic Andrew Chan.
Technical Specifications:
- High-Definition Video and Audio
- 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
