Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Film

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

United States · Hong Kong
Director
Ian Taylor
Year
2003

Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).

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Directed by

Ian Taylor

Written by

Ian Taylor

Produced by

Samanna Lui