A Touch of Zen Page #4

Synopsis: An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. 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. Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive, and many fierce battles take place before all is resolved. Action adventure with a lyrical feel, this is a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element.
Director(s): King Hu
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
NOT RATED
Year:
1971
200 min
327 Views


Sir!

Sir!

A Captain of the Eastern Group

is on his way here

We'd better receive him

Unlock the gate and let him in

Yes, sir

The Magistrate?

I'll tell him myself

They're arriving

- We're honoured by your visit

- Thank you

Magistrate...

Your county is surprisingly lively

- Please forgive us

- Not possible

Your county is sheltering criminals

wanted by the Imperial Court

- The penalties are grave

- We are at fault

What do you plan to do about it?

Sir, I've received orders from the Ministry of Justice

to arrest Yang Huizhen

A wanted poster has been issued

Copies will be posted tomorrow

on the main thoroughfares

I will dispatch more constables

to find and arrest her

You fool!

You think your men can catch her?

We can raise the reward for catching her

Out of the question!

She'll be alerted and will get away!

But the Ministry...

I'm in charge now

Listen, the Commander will be here soon

You'd better tread carefully

Please advise me

Destroy the posters

Have your most able men on standby

Mr. Gu, stop copying! You'd better go

Yes, sir

- Mother! We must leave!

- What happened to your face?

Quick!

Come on, hurry!

Quick!

- Should I hide in the temple?

- Yes

- Be careful!

- I will

- Watch out for thieves

- Hurry!

Take care!

Miss Yang!

Miss Yang!

Miss Yang!

Shengzhai!

Mr. Shi!

Who are you looking for?

Have you seen Miss Yang?

No, I'm blind

I'm sorry

She and the old lady have left already

Mr. Shi!

She asked me to tell you

to run for your life

- Where did she go?

- I don't know

I must find her

Mr. Shi!

Mr. Shi!

Who are you really?

Well, I'm not blind

- Those people...

- Quiet!

Don't move

Run!

General Shi

Show yourself!

He knows you!

Mr. Gu

Stay away from these people

They're fugitives

Run!

Hurry!

I'm all right

- Why are you back here?

- Unfinished business

You're wanted! The agents from

the Eastern Group are chasing you!

What's your plan?

I'll be ready for them

You'll take on all of them?

You should go, Mr. Gu

I can't just leave

Why not?

We're almost like a married couple

We should help each other

That's all over,

don't mention it again

Then just think of me as

a friend who wants to help

This is a life-or-death fight

How do you think you could help?

It will take strategic planning to

win a fight like this

And you have a strategy?

We're outnumbered,

we need a strategy to win

If you'll just trust me, I'm sure I can help

I'm in great danger now

I have no choice but to trust you

Good!

- Then you...

- ...but I don't want to get you involved

Don't worry about me

Just tell me what's behind all this

"Know thyself and victory is thine"

Lu Ding'an...

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King Hu

Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Chinese cinema (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me (1966), Dragon Inn (1967), and A Touch of Zen (1969–1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer. more…

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