Signals: Water Tiger Inn
Overview of films
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Executioners from Shaolin
Evil Bai Mei has burnt down the Shaoling Temple. Hong Xiguan fiercly vows vengeance, but first must wed Yongchun, a martial equal, who uses her ‘Crane
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The Swordsman in Double Flag Town
Exceptional in quality and style among Chinese wuxia films. It is no coincidence that this was filmed after the Tiananmen clampdowns. Unique character
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The Ghost with Six Fingers: Part 1
A couple are hired to guard and deliver an empty box, but are sucked into a bitter dispute. Become drawn into a vivid imaginary world, where the sound
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Yip Man
Jet Li’s defection to Hollywood endangered Hong Kong kung fu cinema. A team of Yip, Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen brought the genre back to life. In this
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Reign of Assassins
A return to old-style wuxia as seen revived in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Su’s ambition to create an original masterpiece is clear in the film’s
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Fong Sai Yuk
Jet Li may be better known for his role in Once Upon a Time in China, but this humorous interpretation of the Shao Lin legend brought out the best of
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Ashes of Time Redux
For Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-wai swapped the conventions of the wuxia genre for his beloved theme of love and loss. The film can also be regarded as a
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Golden Swallow
Following on from the success of The One-Armed Swordsman, director Chang Cheh branched out into new territory. Full of machismo, and with a hero dress
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Killer Clans
A godfather meets a romantic killer against a backdrop of traditional chivalry. An ingénue falls for an assassin with a penchant for poetry. Vicious f
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Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Inspired by Star Wars, Tsui Hark was determined to develop a brand of special effects with Chinese imagery. In a great leap forward, he trained a whol
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Legend of the Mountain
A scholar travels afar to copy scriptures, only to be possessed by evil spirits. Legend of the Mountain saw King Hu do away with the traditional trapp
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Red Heroine
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple in 1928 set off a formidable wave of Chinese wu xia, from which Red Heroine is a rare surviving film. The fluid st