Special Features
- Cast and crew biographies
- King Hu filmography
- Trailer reel
DVD Technical Information:
- Black and White
- PAL
- Region Code: 2
- Language: Mandarin
- Subtitles: English
- Running time: 170 minutes
From the Back Cover
A profound influence on Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and one of the most visually spectacular and beguiling films to emerge from the Far East, veteran director King Hu’s A Touch of Zen is quite simply essential viewing.
An ambitious, intricately structured tale that begins as a ghost story in a sleepy town outside Peking, Hu goes on to audaciously blend elements from the political thriller, the martial arts genre (the film also blazed a trail for Bruce Lee) and Japanese Samurai movies to create a highly lyrical and spiritual Ming dynasty epic. Moreover, the film boasts some of the most impressively choreographed and imaginative action sequences ever committed to celluloid. Beautifully performed throughout (the feisty, combative heroine Hsu Feng presents a refreshing vision of female empowerment), A Touch of Zen has acquired a legendary status that entirely befits its visionary daring and its utterly transcendent beauty.
Product Description
United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Black & White, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), 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. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...A Touch of Zen ( Xia nu )
