Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu backdrop
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu poster
Trailer
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
6.8
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0h 47m
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2003
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Released
Overview
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).

Cast
Jackie Chan poster
Jackie Chan
Self
Jet Li poster
Jet Li
Self
John Woo poster
John Woo
Self
Sammo Hung poster
Sammo Hung
Self
Sek Kin poster
Sek Kin
Self
Lau Kar-leung poster
Lau Kar-leung
Self
Shannon Yao poster
Shannon Yao
Self
Run Run Shaw poster
Run Run Shaw
Self (archive footage)
Terry Tong poster
Terry Tong
Self
Chor Yuen poster
Chor Yuen
Self
Gordon Liu Chia-hui poster
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Self
Leung Ting poster
Leung Ting
Self
Bruce Lee poster
Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
Kara Wai Ying-Hung poster
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Self
Dr. Ng Ho poster
Dr. Ng Ho
Self
Jim Nicholson poster
Jim Nicholson
Narrator
Chui Chung-Hok poster
Chui Chung-Hok
Self

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