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Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Score: 6.8

Genre: Documentary, TV Movie

Year: 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).

Actors:

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Jet Li

Jet Li

John Woo

John Woo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sek Kin

Sek Kin

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