Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Release date: 01/01/2003
Genres:
Documentary, TV Movie
Countries:
United States of America
Hong Kong
Rating:
6.8
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).
Actors
Jackie Chan
Self
Jet Li
Self
John Woo
Self
Sammo Hung
Self
Sek Kin
Self
Lau Kar-leung
Self
Run Run Shaw
Self (archive footage)
Chor Yuen
Self
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Self
Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Self
Chui Chung-Hok
Self
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