The Touch

The Touch (Chinese: 天脈傳奇 ) is a 2002 Hong Kong action/adventure martial arts film directed by Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon cinematographer Peter Pau and starring Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin and Richard Roxburgh. It was produced by China Film Co-production Corporation, Han Entertainment, Mythical Films, Aruze, Pandasia Entertainment and Tianjan Studios.

Apart from special effects sequences shot in sound stages, the film was shot on-location in Nepal and China. Some of the mountain ranges in which the film was shot were not open to filmmakers earlier.

Gala Film Distribution handled the distribution in Hong Kong and Solar Pictures in the Philippines for a 2002 theatrical release. Miramax also bought the rights to the film in 2002, removing 20 minutes of footage for a 83-minute version for 2003 and 2004 US theatrical releases, and completed the special effects CGI scenes. The theatrical release was shelved and instead was released via Netflix and Aol On network;[1] it was released on DVD in 2009.

The film had a 2005 theatrical release in Japan by Nikkatsu and in Argentina by Buena Vista International. The DVD was released in 2003 to 2005 in various European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Russia.[2]