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Trailer
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
6.8
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0h 47m
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2003
Overview
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 pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FnraZoTzwJQPHspAVsKfgl3RXKKa.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Jackie Chan
Self
![Jet Li pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fc4s8INzU0ZAujCQ1YmphCmcsNzl.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Jet Li
Self
![John Woo pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fs7sDmQq8cegHnsTmD0u2eZ4ArYZ.jpg&w=320&q=75)
John Woo
Self
![Sammo Hung pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FltThjSeD7d2jdO9GSi9rZq1pbjB.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Sammo Hung
Self
![Sek Kin pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fp6aoCiO3BTD0mndBi6SHGGZeTGM.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Sek Kin
Self
![Lau Kar-leung pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F1cKWtvMp0onUAn4OfuclM1693gn.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Lau Kar-leung
Self
![Shannon Yao pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Shannon Yao
Self
![Run Run Shaw pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FtBExj3hZqyg5dkI9kFLJY20MLzh.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Run Run Shaw
Self (archive footage)
![Terry Tong pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Terry Tong
Self
![Chor Yuen pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FzDHHM7CAVoixsgkRDwmxqtTxpAi.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Chor Yuen
Self
![Gordon Liu Chia-hui pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FhLLDmQbIi8EO0hsBbgLAswqaOrq.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Self
![Leung Ting pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Leung Ting
Self
![Bruce Lee pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FuUC3N3sIuFLD0ZpNyc58NxW1Pzf.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Bruce Lee
Self (archive footage)
![Kara Wai Ying-Hung pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F6OV9kM62Y7M7EswtkpCThs0QAxg.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Self
![Dr. Ng Ho pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Dr. Ng Ho
Self
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