A Touch of Zen (1969) ( Xia nu )

A Touch of Zen (1969) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Xia nu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
Chinese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
180 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Uncut
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
Taiwan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
King Hu

Written By:
King Hu
Songling Pu

Actors:
Ying Bai ..... General Shih Wen-chiao
Billy Chan ..... Hui Yuan
Ping-Yu Chang ..... Dr. Lu Meng
Roy Chiao ..... Hsu
Hsue Han ..... Yang Hui-ching
Ying-Chieh Han ..... Ku Shen Chai
Feng Hsu
Ching-Ying Lam
Tien Miao
Chun Shih
Peng Tien
Chien Tsao

Synopsis:

A Hong Kong and Wu Xia Pian (martial arts fantasy) classic, A TOUCH OF ZEN is not only one of the East's best loved films, but is also the basis for the hit CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Set during the Ming Dynasty, the film stars Hsu Feng as Yang, the daughter of a government official who, along with the rest of her family besides herself, were murdered when her father uncovered a plot to overthrow the emperor. Escaping with two friends, Yang takes refuge with a scholar and the two plan to make a stand against the army of the evil eunuch Hsu, who wishes to murder her before she can reveal his plot to the emperor.

An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family and Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive... A lyrically spiritual Kung Fu film, 'A Touch Of Zen' provided the inspiration for Ang Lee's seminal 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.

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