RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018

On May 1st, 2018, Kino Lorber will be releasing a 4K restoration Blu-ray of Legend of the Mountain, a 1979 wuxia thriller directed by King Hu (Come Drink with Me, A Touch of Zen).

In the film, a travelling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra, loses his way in the mountains. Time and space collapse around him as he continues his journey, encountering ghostly visitations amid a haunting fantasia of color, light and landscape.

Legend of the Mountain stars Shih Chun (A Touch of Zen), Hsu Feng (The Eight Escorts), Sylvia Chang (Office, Slaughter in San Francisco), Tien Feng (Monk’s Fight), Chan Wai Lau (The Fearless Hyena), Suen Yuet (City on Fire), Ng Ming-Choi (Thunderbolt Fist) and Jeon Shook (The Killer Meteors).

Blu-ray Special Features:

Interview with film critic Tony Rayns

Video essay by film critic Travis Crawford

Trailer

Booklet essay by writer and programmer Grady Hendrix

Pre-order Legend of the Mountain from Amazon.com today!