Hand of Death (1976)
1976 film by John Woo
- Released
- 15 July 1976
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Mandarin
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- John Woo
- Screenplay
- John Woo
- Producer
- Raymond Chow
- Music
- Joseph Koo
- Cinematography
- Liang Yung-Chi
- Editing
- Peter Cheung, Yuan Tung-chun
- Starring
- Tao-liang Tan, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, John Woo, Wei Yang, Yuen Wah, Carter Wong
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Production company
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Distributor
- Netflix
Hand of Death (simplified Chinese: 少林门; traditional Chinese: 少林門; pinyin: shǎolínmén, also known as Countdown in Kung Fu) is a 1976 Hong Kong vigilante martial arts film written and directed by John Woo, who also has a small role. The film stars Doran Tan, James Tien, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung in pivotal roles and features cameo appearances by Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, and Chiang Sheng. In addition to their acting roles, Hung also worked as stunt co-ordinator, whilst Biao (as well as additional stunt work from Chan) also performed much of the stuntwork, including doubling for both of the principal stars.
Cast
More films directed by John Woo
- The Young Dragons 1974
- Last Hurrah for Chivalry 1979
- Once a Thief 1991
- Hard Target 1993
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2457553 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.