A Touch of Zen (Xia nu) (1971)

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Directed by

King Hu

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Feng Hsu
Miss Yang Hui-ching

Chun Shih
Ku Shen Chai the Calligrapher

Ying Bai
Shih Wen-chiao the Fortune-teller

Peng Tien
Commander Ou-yang Yin

Tien Miao
(as Tien Miao)

Ping-Yu Chang
Mrs. Ku the Mother of Shen-Chai

Roy Chiao
Monk Hui Yuan

Billy Chan
Su's Slim Bodyguard

Written by

King Hu

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"March 10th Directed by: King Hu A Touch of Zen feels atypical from any wuxia film I've seen for a myriad of reasons. The cinematography is like nothing else in the genre, they set an incredible mood with the shots chosen. It helps that the fight scenes are nowhere near as ridiculous as something you'd find in the Wu Tang Collection, and are genuinely exciting. The story is really engaging too, the catalyst played by Feng Hsu has such screen presence you can't help but be transfixed, like a Tai"