Not just a kung-fu masterpiece, one of the last century's great cinema triumphs

Feng Hsu and Yueh Sun in Raining in the Mountain (1979)

Li Hua Li and Angela Mao in The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)

Pei-Pei Cheng, Yueh Hua, and Hung-Lieh Chen in Come Drink with Me (1966)

Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Have you seen Miss Yang, the lady who lives here?

Mr. Shih! She said you should run for your life too. Do you know where she went?

Feng Hsu

Chun Shih

Ying Bai

Songling Pu

King Hu

A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.

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The ultimate martial arts movie?

I first saw &apos;A Touch of Zen&apos; in the late 70s; it had such an effect on me that I looked for it on video for years and years, but to no avail - then to my relief it was shown on TV during a martial arts night twenty years later. In fact it was shown as the finale of that night - so perhaps I am not the only person who thinks this is the ultimate martial arts film.

It is over three hours long; the first hour is mainly scene-setting and not much happens, but this just adds to the impact.  All you could want in a film is here - tension, action, arty filmwork, a kind of love interest, action, beautifully choreographed fights, intrigue, action, comedy, philosophy.... and a monk who is so pure that when he is wounded he bleeds.... well, you&apos;d better see for yourself what he bleeds.

A must-see (if you have three hours to spare).

A Touch of Zen

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I first saw 'A Touch of Zen' in the late 70s; it had such an effect on me that I looked for it on video for years and years, but to no avail - then to my relief it was shown on TV during a martial arts night twenty years later. In fact it was shown as the finale of that night - so perhaps I am not the only person who thinks this is the ultimate martial arts film.

It is over three hours long; the first hour is mainly scene-setting and not much happens, but this just adds to the impact.  All you could want in a film is here - tension, action, arty filmwork, a kind of love interest, action, beautifully choreographed fights, intrigue, action, comedy, philosophy.... and a monk who is so pure that when he is wounded he bleeds.... well, you'd better see for yourself what he bleeds.

A must-see (if you have three hours to spare).

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