47 minutes
1/1/2003
Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).
Jackie Chan
as Self
Jet Li
as Self
John Woo
as Self
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
as Self
Sek Kin
as Self
Lau Kar-Leung
as Self
Shannon Yao
as Self
Run Run Shaw
as Self (archive footage)
Terry Tong Gei-Ming
as Self
Chor Yuen
as Self
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
as Self
Leung Ting
as Self
Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
as Self
Dr. Ng Ho
as Self
Jim Nicholson
as Narrator
Chui Chung-Hok
as Self