Director: King Hu
Cast: Shih Chun, Pai Ying, Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng, Miao Tian, Han Ying-Chieh,
Plot: When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.
The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part one
I recently unearthed a lengthy manuscript which I wrote when I attended my first film festival ‘ in Hong Kong in 1981 – reviewing, or at least commenting on, all fifty-six movies I saw over a sixteen day viewing marathon. These were […]
The wuxia epics of King Hu
Masters of Cinema have recently released two of director King Hu’s influential martial arts epics featuring excellent restorations commissioned by the Taiwanese government. The Blu-rays provide informative supplements to give context to […]