A great classic of the sword film alongside the masterpieces of King Hu ( A Touch of Zen , Dragon Inn )
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY
At the age of six, Tsai Ying-jie witnesses the massacre of his family orchestrated by five evil lords, in order to seize the legendary Soulhunting Sword. Many years later, having become a master in the handling of the blade, the young man sets out to find his parents' murderers in order to avenge their deaths. During his murderous quest, Tsai Ying-jie will be rescued by the intrepid Swallow. But he does not know that the latter is none other than the daughter of Yun Chung-chun, one of the men on his list...
Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo's first foray into wu xia pian , The Black Dragon's Revenge traces the bloody and marvelous quest of the valiant Tsai Ying-jie, in the tradition of King Hu's early masterpieces ( The Golden Swallow , Dragon Inn ). Filmmaker Joseph Kuo ( The Seven Great Masters of Shaolin ) brilliantly blends adventure and romance to address traditional themes of the genre such as vengeance and courage, but stands out with his unexpected humanism and the psychological depth of his hero. With The Black Dragon's Revenge , available for the first time on Blu-ray™ in its sublime 2K restoration, Joseph Kuo immediately establishes himself as a virtuoso of the genre!
THE VENGEANCE OF THE BLACK DRAGON by Joseph Kuo
(1968 - Colors - 86 min)
New 2K restoration
Original version with French subtitles
SUPPLEMENTS
. THE MASTER OF WUXIA: INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH KUO (13 mins)
An interview conducted and directed by Frédéric Ambroisine. As part of the Paris Cinema Festival in 2008, Joseph Kuo looks back on his 52 years of filmmaking and highlights the influence of King Hu on martial arts cinema and The Revenge of the Black Dragon .
. THE RESTORATION
. TRAILER 2024
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
2.39 format respected • Colors • Film duration: 86 mins
Released June 4, 2024
