Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003)

January. 01,2003

| Documentary

Featuring clips of legendary martial-arts movies including Lau Ka Leung's "Heroes Two" and "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin", Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master", Jet Li's "Once Upon A Time In China" and Chang Cheh's "The Five Venoms". The series traces back to the early heydays of martial-arts movies on screen. Interviews with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Lau Ka Leung and Gordon Lau Ka Fai depict the development of Kung Fu films.

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Cast

Jackie Chan as Himself

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Jet Li as Himself

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John Woo as Himself

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Reviews

GazerRise

2003/01/01

Fantastic!

Chirphymium

2003/01/02

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Bea Swanson

2003/01/03

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Philippa

2003/01/04

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.