Signals: Water Tiger Inn
Overview of films
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Ashes of Time Redux
Wong Kar-wai | 93' | Hong Kong | None
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… -
Dragon Gate Inn
King Hu | 111' | Taiwan | None
The epitome of a 1960s wuxia and a must-see by King Hu. Mostly taking place at one location – the inn – the scenes are… -
Drunken Master
Yuen Woo-ping | 106' | Hong Kong | None
One of Jackie Chan’s early films that saved the kung fu genre from plunging further down the box office after Bruce Lee’s death. Features acrobatic… -
Duel to the Death
Ching Siu-tung | 86' | Hong Kong | None
The storyline is just an excuse for Ching to reinvent wuxia in cinema, incorporating western techniques and his own innovations. Acrobatic combats wit -
Executioners from Shaolin
Lau Kar-leung | 100' | Hong Kong | None
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… -
Fong Sai Yuk
Yuen Kwai | 100' | Hong Kong | None
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… -
The Ghost with Six Fingers: Part 1
Chan Lit-ban | 94' | Hong Kong | None
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,… -
Golden Swallow
Chang Cheh | 108' | Hong Kong | None
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 -
Killer Clans
Chu Yuan | 103' | Hong Kong | None
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 -
King Boxer
Jeong Chang-Hwa | 97' | Hong Kong | None
The film that introduced kung fu to the West in 1972. More violent than its contemporaries, King Boxer’s eye-gouging, skull-cracking fight scenes, pai -
Legend of the Mountain
King Hu | 184' | Taiwan | None
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… -
Pedicab Driver
Sammo Hung | 95' | Hong Kong | None
1980s Hong Kong action cinema drew upon new elements such as romance and burlesque. This fine example has heart-warming love stories, fun tricycle cha