The Way of the Dragon (4K UHD Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: November 13, 2023
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £22.00 (Arrow Films) - TBA (Amazon) - £29.99 (Zavvi) - TBA (HMV)
Notes: Includes Blu-ray of The Final Game of Death

 

[paulboland]

LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Walter Chaw
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

DISC 1: THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), restored by Arrow Films from original film elements, of the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Japanese Cut via seamless branching
• Original newly restored lossless Mandarin, English and Cantonese mono audio on the Hong Kong Theatrical Cut
• Alternate lossless English mono audio on the Japanese Cut
• Optional English subtitles
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both English audio options
• Two feature commentaries, one by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth and one by Brandon Bentley
• The Way of the Camera, a documentary looking at Lee's filmmaking and fighting method in his directorial debut, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, Jon Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng, David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and actors Piet (Peter) Schweer, Jon Benn and John Saxon
• Meet the Italian Beauty, a newly filmed interview with star Malisa Longo
• The Scottish Soldier Meets the Dragon, a newly filmed interview with on-set observer John Young
• Newly recorded select scene commentary by 'thug' actor Piet Schweer
• Archive interviews with co-stars Jon Benn, Bob Wall and Hwang In-shik and production managers Chaplin Chang and Louis Sit
• Trailer gallery, including a Bruceploitation trailer reel
• Image gallery

DISC 2: THE FINAL GAME OF DEATH (BLU-RAY)

• The Final Game of Death, a brand new 223-minute video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Lee's original dailies from a recently-discovered interpositive
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Game of Death: Revisited, an earlier attempt to reconstruct Lee's original vision from 2001
• Super 8 footage from 1974 of Dan Inosanto demonstrating the nunchaku
• Brief archival interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from 1976
• Image gallery

 

[crib79]

Just received an email from hmv to say there is a fault with the bonus disc on this edition and that they are trying to sort things out. They will contact me again shortly, if I hear any further update I will let the group know.

 

[crib79]

Anyone with Way of the dragon 4k should contact arrow directly for a replacement disc. They will need to see proof of purchase.