Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

6.8

PG-13

January 1, 2003

47 mins

Documentary

TV Movie

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).

Add to List

Cast

Jackie Chan

Jet Li

John Woo

Sammo Hung

Sek Kin

Lau Kar-leung

Cast

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

Inspired to Ride

Beach of the War Gods

Six Children and One Grandfather

For frihed og ret

Life of a Mutt

Fight!! Spirit of the Sword

El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 3

FILM

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

Return To Salem's Cove

Resident Evil: Retribution

Ыаллыылар

Merlin: The Return

Return ticket

Retando A La Muerte

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Beyond the Barricade

Yellowing

Des lueurs dans le ciel

Immigrants

The Longsword by Johannes Liechtenauer Part I

Bartitsu - Historic Self-Defense with the Cane after Pierre Vigny

Fishball Revolution

Fumaças do Passado

The Monopoly of Violence

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

Marriage of Lies

We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company

Forever

Once in a Lifetime Sessions with OneRepublic

Under the Skin: The Making of 'Ticks'

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Les moines Shaolin du Mont Songshan

Grizzly Man

Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus