Dim Mak
By the second half of the 1980s, Italian cinema was finding it more difficult to get theatrical distribution. As films relead to home video did not need to be sent to the rating board for a theatrical screening certificate, some productions including "Touch of Death" saved money by releasing films direct-to-video. The film was part of a series titled "I maestri del thriller" that was aimed directly at television and home video release. Producer Carlo Alberto Alfieri presented the project to Luciano Martino who rejected it, and later made a deal with August Caminito's Scena International. Caminito's company then contacted Distribuzione Alpha Cinematographica and Cine Duck and sold television rights to the series to Reteitalia.