The Tattooed Dragon is a showcase for Jimmy Wang Yu following his move from Shaw Brothers to Golden Harvest in the early 1970s Written and directed by Lo Wei, the man behind the Bruce Lee's international hits The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, The Tattooed Dragon was designed to bring martial arts superstar Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) to a global audience still hungry for kung fu cinema in the aftermath of Lee's death. Featuring Sylvia Chang (Slaughter in San Francisco) and James Tien (Shaolin Boxer) in a villainous role, it follows The Big Boss in pitting a legendary fighter against organized crime.

Wang Yu stars as the eponymous Tattooed Dragon, a virtuous martial artist who makes a habit of defending the defenseless. After he is injured in a fight, he is taken in by a farmer (Sam Hui, The Swordsman) and his sweetheart (Chang), and soon finds himself having to defend their local village when it becomes the target of a gangster (Tien) and his crew. Determined to lay their hands on the village's rich resources, the gangsters install a casino and encourage the locals to gamble away everything they have. But the Tattooed Dragon has other ideas...

The Tattooed Dragon is a showcase for Jimmy Wang Yu following his move from Shaw Brothers to Golden Harvest in the early 1970s, boasting cinematography by Cheung Yiu-tsou (Police Story) and stunts coordinated by Simon Hsu (The Flying Guillotine). Eureka Classics is proud to present The Tattooed Dragon for the first time on Blu-ray anywhere in the world from a new 2K restoration.

Bonus Materials

Limited to 2000 copies

Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore

Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on The Tattooed

Dragon by film critic and writer James Oliver

The Tattooed Dragon presented in 1080p HD from a new 2K restoration

Original Mandarin mono and English dubbed audio options

Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release

New audio commentary by East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)

New audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema

Here Be Dragons – new discussion of Tattooed Dragon with martial arts cinema expert Wayne Wong