Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Release Date: 2003-01-01
Rating : 6.8/10
Duration : 47 minutes
Genres : Documentary, TV Movie
Director : Ian Taylor
Writer : Ian Taylor
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 Chan
Jet Li
John Woo
Sammo Hung
Sek Kin
Lau Kar-Leung