THE SHAOLIN PLOT (REGION B IMPORT - LIMITED EDITION) BLU-RAY
Eureka Entertainment to release THE SHAOLIN PLOT, one of the best and most important works of martial arts cinema, on home video for the first time in the UK from a brand new 2K restoration as part of the Eureka Classics range. Available on Blu-ray from 20 June 2022, the first print run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase and Collectors Booklet.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. After the release of this film, Sammo (who also has one of his first major acting roles here, playing a deadly monk with an unusual choice of weaponry) began his own career as a director and would play a huge role in the “Golden Age” of Hong Kong cinema – an era which revolutionised action filmmaking around the world.H