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Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Film / 2003

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Directed by Ian Taylor
DocumentaryTV movie

★ 7.1/10Audience rating

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 …

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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 ChanSelf Jet LiSelf John WooSelf Sammo HungSelf Shih KienSelf Lau Kar-leungSelf Shannon YaoSelf Terry Tong Gei-MingSelf Chor YuenSelf Gordon LiuSelf Leung TingSelf Kara Wai Ying-HungSelf
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Dr. Ng HoSelf Jim NicholsonNarrator Chui Chung-HokSelf

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