On February 24, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray for Lo Wei’s Dragon Fist, a 1978 kung fu classic starring Jackie Chan (Ride On) and Nora Miao (The Skyhawk).
Director Lo Wei (The Big Boss) and martial arts legend Jackie Chan are back together in a kung-fu saturated story of revenge and justice. Tong Huo-wan (Chan) is on the hunt for retribution for the death of his mentor whilst also balancing out the power between locals and violent gangsters as well as dealing with the devastating news that his master’s family are joining a rival school! Chan is on red-hot form here, as a seemingly indestructible man determined to right all wrongs, even if that means going against his teachings.
The film also stars James Tien (Fist of Fury), Pearl Lin Yin Zhu (The Deadly Kick), Yen Shi Kwan (Dance of the Drunken Mantis), Ko Keung (Tiger of Northland) and Hsu Hsia (When Taekwondo Strikes).
Limited Edition Features:
- INCLUDES RIGID SLIPCASE WITH BRAND NEW ART BY ‘KUNG FU BOB’ O’BRIEN
- DOUBLE-SIDED FOLDOUT POSTER
- 6X LOBBY CARD REPRODUCTIONS
- 80 PAGE PERFECT-BOUND BOOK WITH ARTICLES BY PAUL BRAMHALL, ANDY HESKINS AND JAMES OLIVER
Features:
- 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)
- 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in original 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray disc also included
- Mandarin Dual Mono with English Subtitles
- Cantonese Dual Mono with English Subtitles
- Alternate Cantonese Dual Mono with English Subtitles
- English Dual Mono
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & FJ DeSanto
- Interview with David West
- Japanese Opening Credits
- Hong Kong Trailer
- Japanese TV Spot
- Japanese Trailer
- Then & Now Gallery
- Lobby Card Gallery
- Double-sided artwork featuring new art by Kung Fu Bob O’Brien & original Hong Kong poster
This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Here’s a preview of the upcoming release, followed by the film’s classic Trailer:
Easily the best of the Lo Wei directed movies but not the best Lo Wei production (that would be the stone cold classic Half a Loaf of Kungfu) , the story slowly builds to a climax where you expect Chan to go batsh1t crazy against his enemies like in Heart of Dragon, but instead of something intense we just get more JC old school choreography and a final fight that just goes on way too long
The release date (as per 88 Films website) has been moved to 24.02.2025. Apparently something went wrong or they need more time to polish the release itself.
Edited, thank you!