
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
47 minutes2003-01-01
6.8
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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).
Cast

Jackie Chan
Self

Jet Li
Self

John Woo
Self

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Self

Sek Kin
Self

Lau Kar-Leung
Self

Shannon Yao
Self

Run Run Shaw
Self (archive footage)

Terry Tong Gei-Ming
Self

Chor Yuen
Self

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Self

Leung Ting
Self

Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)

Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Self

Dr. Ng Ho
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Jim Nicholson
Narrator
