The Blade Blu-ray

Release Year: 1995

Runtime: 105 min

Director: Tsui Hark

Cast: Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo, Xiong Xinxin, Sonny Song, Austin Wai Tin-chi, Moses Chan Ho

Studios: Film Workshop, Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Adopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront Lung.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

New audio commentary featuring Hong Kong cinema expert and producer Frank Djeng

Action et vérité (2006)

a documentary featuring director Tsui Hark, coscreenwriter Koan Hui, and actor Xiong Xin-xin

New video essay

by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou (Every Frame a Painting)

New York Asian Film Festival Q&A with Tsui from 2011

Alternate English-dubbed track

International-version opening and end credits

Trailer

New English subtitle translation

PLUS: An essay by author Lisa Morton

Technical Specifications:

• 4K digital restoration
• uncompressed monaural soundtrack