Director: King Hu
Cast: Hsu Feng, Sun Yueh, Tung Lam, Feng Tien, Chen Hui-Lou,
Plot: In Ming Dynasty China, the abbot of the San Pao Buddhist monastery must choose a successor. Among the high dignitaries invited, there are some who are after the priceless parchment kept in the temple: the Mahayana Sutras.
Art and action in the films of King Hu
New restorations of movies from early and late in the career of King Hu reconfirm his influential position in Chinese cinema as a master of martial arts and swordplay films: action and poetry blend seamlessly in Come Drink With Me (1966), The […]