SHOUT! STUDIOS Celebrates Lunar New Year in bringing Kung Fu legends JET LI, GORDON CHAN, WOO-PING YUEN, & COREY YUEN into Digital 4K
These February 18th releases include FIST OF LEGEND, TAI CHI MASTER, THE LEGEND, THE LEGEND 2 and THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING
Hong Kong’s Cinema of the ’80s and ’90s hold a particular place for Jet Li’s films. Beyond the action choreography and visual styles, his filmography has played a real world heroic role. Just take a look at How Jet Li’s Debut Film Saved the Real-Life Shaolin Temple by our good buddy Gene Ching.
“Thanks to our new partner Shout! Studios. Movie fans can now enjoy these entertaining films on various digital platforms. I hope a new generation of audiences will be introduced to these action classics that give a glimpse to the talent of directors, writers, actors, stunt people, and crew that come from the rich history of Hong Kong cinema.”
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Behold the spectacular HK action classics from prolific actor, martial artist, and producer Jet Li and early works by celebrated filmmakers Gordon Chan, Woo-Ping Yuen, and Corey Yuen when FIST OF LEGEND (1994), TAI CHI MASTER (1993), THE LEGEND (1993), THE LEGEND 2 (1993), and THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING(1994) are set to unleash on Digital in 4K
On February 18, 2025 the following definitive releases will be available as a digital download and on-demand across digital platforms in the U.S. or as a bundle on Apple TV and Fandango at Home. The five masterpieces that will be remaster are FIST OF LEGEND, TAI CHI MASTER, THE LEGEND, THE LEGEND 2, and THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING.
FIST OF LEGEND
Starring Jet Li, Siu-Ho Chin, Billy Chow | Directed by Gordon Chan
In 1937, a devoted martial artist returns from overseas studies to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the ultranationalist Black Dragon Clan.
TAI CHI MASTER
Starring Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Siu-Ho Chin | Directed by Woo-Ping Yuen
Two Shaolin monks – one placid and humble, the other fiery and competitive – are expelled from their temple after a false accusation of cheating. They embark on two radically different paths before being reunited when one betrays the other and nearly kills him in combat. While recuperating, the more balanced monk discovers the power of the slow, graceful martial art of tai chi.
THE LEGEND
Starring Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michelle Rei | Directed by Corey Yuen
Self-assured with the kung fu skills to back it up, Fong Sai-Yuk (Jet Li) is one of the best fighters in the area. When a wealthy merchant (Sibelle Hu) devises a competition to win the hand of his daughter (Li Jia Xing) in marriage, Fong jumps at the chance. However, a case of mistaken identity compels Fong to forfeit, leaving his mother (Zhu Zhang) to win back his honor. Meanwhile, Fong’s father invites more problems as a member of a secret anti-government organization.
THE LEGEND 2
Starring Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Jeffrey Lau | Directed by Corey Yuen
Having failed a secret mission for the Red Flower Society, Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li) must try to get his hands on a special document by wooing the governor’s daughter, Man-Yin (Amy Kwok). This doesn’t sit well with his fiancée, Ting Ting (Michelle Reis), or with his martial arts-master mother (Josephine Hsiao). Fong enters a martial arts competition, where he faces off against the villainous Yu (Chuen-Hua Chi) as he battles to restore the Ming Dynasty.
THE BODYGUARD FROM BEIJING
Starring Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng | Directed by Corey Yuen
A witness to a gangland murder (Christy Chung) falls for the bodyguard (Jet Li) hired to protect her.