1. A Touch of Zen (1970) directed by King Hu • Reviews, film + cast
Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on ...
Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
2. A Touch of Zen | Eye Filmmuseum
Hu King / TW, 1970 / 185 min. King Hu is a master of the martial arts cinema. A Touch of Zen is a majestic blend of ghost story and political thriller, ...
King Hu is a master of the martial arts cinema. A Touch of Zen is a majestic blend of ghost story and political thriller, featuring numerous classic wuxia fighting scenes. The Taiwan Film Institute recently restored three major works by King Hu, now presented for the first time in all their glory by EYE.
3. A Touch of Zen (1971) - MyDramaList
29 mei 2024 · Cast & Credits · Shih Chun in A Touch of Zen Taiwanese Movie (1971) · Hsu Feng in A Touch of Zen Taiwanese Movie (1971) · Pai Ying in A Touch of ...
A well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating...
4. A Touch of Zen (1971) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Top Billed Cast · Hsu Feng. Yang Hui-ching · Shih Chun. Ku Shen Chai · Pai Ying. General Shih · Tian Peng. Ouyang Nin · Roy Chiao. Abbot Hui Yuan · Tsao Chien.
Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
5. Xia Nü (Film, 1971) - MovieMeter.nl
In de veertiende eeuw, ten tijde van de Ming-dynastie, neemt de jonge Yang (Hsu Feng) haar intrek in een verlaten vesting. Ze raakt bevriend met de moeder ...
Actie / Avontuur film.
6. A Touch of Zen (1971) | MUBI
Cast & Crew · King HuRegie, Drehbuch, Schnitt · Hsu FengBesetzung · Chun ShihBesetzung · Bai YingBesetzung · Roy ChiaoBesetzung · Songling PuGeschichte · Hua Hui-ying ...
Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
7. A Touch of Zen (1971) | The Definitives | Deep Focus Review
17 feb 2023 · The writer-director rethinks the root assumptions of wuxia to craft a female warrior, played by iconic actress and producer Hsu Feng, into an ...
A Touch of Zen explores the boundaries of wuxia, a subgenre of Chinese martial-arts cinema usually rooted in notions of personal honor and chivalry. K
8. A Touch of Zen (Blu-ray) - Eureka Entertainment
Country: Taiwan · Language: Mandarin · Year: 1970 · Runtime: 180 · Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 · Colour: Colour · Certificate: 12 · Subtitles: English (optional) ...
Widely regarded as the greatest martial arts epic of all time, A Touch of Zen won awards worldwide (including at Cannes), smashed box-office records and had an incalculable influence on the genre as a whole.
9. A Touch of Zen | Rotten Tomatoes
Bevat niet: (1970) | Resultaten tonen met:(1970)
Ku Shen Chai (Chun Shih), an unmotivated artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is shaken from his comfortable rut by the arrival of beautiful and mysterious Yang Hui-ching (Feng Hsu), a princess on the run from Gen. Ou-Yang Nin (Tien Peng), who murdered her entire family. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including Nin's rival, Gen. Shih Wen-Chiao (Pai Ying), and the nameless monk (Roy Chiao) whose spiritual guidance transforms Ku into a valiant fighter.
10. A Touch of Zen - Far East Film Festival
... Touch of Zen is considered by many as the defining work of King Hu's career. Originally released in two parts in Taiwan in 1970 and 1971, the film was a box ...
Courtesy of Taipei Film Archive© Chinese Taipei Film ArchiveYoung scholar and portrait-painter Ku Sheng-chai lives alone with his mother in a small village in Northern China. Captivated by the mysterious maiden who has recently moved into the deserted military fort near his house, Ku falls for his beautiful new neighbor. He learns that her true identity is Yang Hui-chen, the fugitive daughter of a distinguished Ming Dynasty official executed by the dreaded eunuchs of Dongchang (Eastern Special Investigative Bureau). Helped by her father’s loyal followers, Yang escaped death and was sheltered by Abbot Hui Yuan in a Buddhist monastery where she acquired superior martial-arts skills. She has now surfaced in this remote town waiting for a chance to avenge her father’s death, but Dongchang pursuers such as Ouyang Nian have also arrived and are ready to arrest Yang and her loyal cohorts. Drawing on his knowledge of military strategies, Ku devises a brilliant plan and helps Yang defeat a siege led by eunuch Men Ta of Dongchang. Upon Ku and Yang’s victory against Men Ta and his troop, Abbot Hui-yuan arrives to perform rituals to comfort the spirits of the combat casualties. Leaving Ku and the secular world behind, Yang returns to the monastery, where she gives birth to Ku’s child. Ku travels across mountains desperately trying to locate Yang… Adapted from Knight-Lady (Xia Nü), one of the five-hundred supernatural tales in the literary classic Strange Stories from a Chinese studio (Li...
11. A TOUCH OF ZEN: King Hu's Magnum Opus - UW Cinematheque
24 apr 2024 · The film's story follows Gu Shen-tsai (played by Shih Chun), a young calligrapher and artist who lives in a rural village.
The following notes on A Touch of Zen were written by Josh Martin, PhD student in the Department of Communication Arts at UW Madison. A 35mm print of A Touch of Zen, courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research, will screen at 7 p.m. on Sat, April 27, in the Cinematheque's regular screening room, 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. Admission is free!
12. A Touch of Zen (1970) - Movie Screencaps - Allscreencaps.com
"The declining scholar Gu Shengzhai (played by Shi Jun) makes a living by running a calligraphy and painting shop in a small town, "writing letters and ...
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13. A Touch of Zen 12A - The Garden Cinema
King Hu, Hong Kong, Taiwan, 1970, 180m. Watch trailer. Widely regarded as the greatest martial arts epic of all time, A ...
Widely regarded as the greatest martial arts epic of all time, A Touch of Zen won awards worldwide (including at Cannes), smashed box-office records and had an incalculable influence on the genre as a whole. An unambitious painter named Gu (Shih Jun) lives with his mother in the vicinity of an…
14. A Touch of Zen (1971) - Kung-fu Kingdom
26 mrt 2018 · Abbot Hui Yuan or the so-called Golden monk (Roy Chiao Hung) is another central figure in the movie. Roy Chiao portrays a legendary Buddhist ...
Review of “A Touch of Zen” (1971), the definitive wuxia master work directed by King Hu, starring Feng Hsu, Chun Shih and Ying Bai.
15. A Touch of Zen - film review - Louder Than War
30 jan 2016 · A Touch of Zen (1970) A Touch of Zen (Eureka). Director: King Hu. Cast: Hsu Feng, Shih Jun. Format: Dual Format. Runtime: 180 minutes.
A King Hu film regarded by many as the greatest martial arts epic of all time.
