Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

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2003-01-01

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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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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2003-01-01

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Keiko Hagihara Bang

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Documentary

TV Movie

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广州话 / 廣州話

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Bang Productions

Celestial Pictures

Independent Film Channel

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

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Jackie Chan

Jet Li

John Woo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sek Kin

Lau Kar-Leung

Shannon Yao

Run Run Shaw

Terry Tong Gei-Ming

Chor Yuen

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Leung Ting

Bruce Lee

Kara Wai Ying-Hung

Dr. Ng Ho

Jim Nicholson

Chui Chung-Hok