Signals: Water Tiger Inn
Overview of films
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Red Heroine
Wen Yimin | 95' | China | None
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… -
Reign of Assassins
Su Chao-pin, John Woo | 120' | China | None
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 -
The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part 1: Wong Fei-hung’s Whip That Smacks the Candle
Wu Pang | 72' | Hong Kong | None
Wong Fei-hung was an ordinary fight instructor before over 100 films raised him to legendary status. Superstar Jet Li then picked up the role. With… -
The Swordsman in Double Flag Town
He Ping | 91' | China | None
Exceptional in quality and style among Chinese wuxia films. It is no coincidence that this was filmed after the Tiananmen clampdowns. Unique character -
The Swordswoman of Huangjiang
Chen Kengran | 80' | China | None
Female warriors have existed in Chinese cinema from its earliest days. Here, as tough as a Western gunslinger, Fang roams around fighting injustice, a -
Yip Man
Wilson Yip | 107' | Hong Kong | None
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… -
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Tsui Hark | 97' | Hong Kong | None
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…