A Touch of Zen (1970)
July 10, 1970Release Date
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Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Hsu Feng](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60253-hsu-feng.webp)
Hsu Feng
Miss Yang Hui-ching
![Shih Chun](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38879-shih-chun.webp)
Shih Chun
Ku Shen Chai the Calligrapher
![Pai Ying](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23424-pai-ying.webp)
Pai Ying
Shih Wen-chiao the Fortune-teller
![Roy Chiao](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2180-roy-chiao.webp)
Roy Chiao
Abbot Hui Yuan
![Tian Peng](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60255-tien-peng.webp)
Tian Peng
Commander Ou-yang Yin
![Tsao Chien](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60248-cho-kin.webp)
Tsao Chien
Magistrate
![Miao Tian](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63658-tien-miao.webp)
Miao Tian
Actor
![Ping-Yu Chang](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ping-Yu Chang
Mrs. Ku the Mother of Shen-Chai
![Hsieh Han](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60249-hsieh-han.webp)
Hsieh Han
Lu Meng the Herbalist
![Melvin Chang Yun-Wen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/838362-melvin-chang-yun-wen.webp)
Melvin Chang Yun-Wen
Tao Lung
![Jui Wang](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/145644-jui-wang.webp)
Jui Wang
Mun Ta the Eunuch
![Wan Chung-Shan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60254-wan-chung-shan.webp)
Wan Chung-Shan
Actor
![Kao Ming](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/96072-kao-ming.webp)
Kao Ming
Actor
![Han Ying-Chieh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22566-han-ying-chieh.webp)
Han Ying-Chieh
Chief Commander Hsu Hsien-Chen / Choreographer / Martial Arts Choreographer
![King Hu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22568-king-hu.webp)
King Hu
Director
![Sammo Hung](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3141-sammo-hung.webp)
Sammo Hung
Commander Hsu's Bodyguard
![Pu Songling](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/717492-songling-pu.webp)
Pu Songling
Writer
![Chang Ping-Yu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/50601-chang-ping-yu.webp)
Chang Ping-Yu
Shen Chai's Mother
![Liang Fang Hsia-Wu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Liang Fang Hsia-Wu
Producer
![Wu Da-Jiang](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wu Da-Jiang
Composer
![Chang Yi-Kuai](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chang Yi-Kuai
East Chamber Guard
![Pan Yao-Kun](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/647978-yao-kun-pan.webp)
Pan Yao-Kun
East Chamber Guard / Martial Arts Choreographer
![Hua Hui-Ying](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hua Hui-Ying
Cinematographer
![You Pin Liu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
You Pin Liu
East Chamber Guard
![Lam Ching-Ying](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9820-lam-ching-ying.webp)
Lam Ching-Ying
East Chamber Guard
![Billy Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/357742-billy-chan.webp)
Billy Chan
East Chamber Guard
![Lung Fei](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60738-lung-fei.webp)
Lung Fei
Guard
![Shan Mao](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60740-shan-mao.webp)
Shan Mao
Guard
![Hao Li-Jen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20487-hao-li-jen.webp)
Hao Li-Jen
Woodcutter
![Chu Liu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chu Liu
Magistrate's Man
![Kao Ming](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/527834-kao-ming.webp)
Kao Ming
Magistrate's Man
![Chia Lu-Shih](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chia Lu-Shih
Yang Lin
![Chan Ming-Wai](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/722997-chan-ming-wai.webp)
Chan Ming-Wai
Monk
![Kei Ho-Chiu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/288570-kei-ho-chiu.webp)
Kei Ho-Chiu
Monk
![Yeung Sai-Gwan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/546623-yeung-sai-gwan.webp)
Yeung Sai-Gwan
Monk
![Jacky Chen Shao-Lung](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/240107-jacky-chen-shao-lung.webp)
Jacky Chen Shao-Lung
Monk
![Chui Hing-Chun](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/301654-chui-hing-chun.webp)
Chui Hing-Chun
Soldier
![Men Chu-Hua](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Men Chu-Hua
East Chamber Guard
![Ng Ming-Choi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/244544-ng-ming-choi.webp)
Ng Ming-Choi
East Chamber Guard
![Wang Chin-Chen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wang Chin-Chen
Editor
![Shang-Lin Chen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shang-Lin Chen
Art Direction
![Wu Hsu-Ching](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wu Hsu-Ching
Makeup Artist
![Yang Hsi-Ching](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Yang Hsi-Ching
Executive Producer
![Lee Jia-chi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lee Jia-chi
Costume Design
![Shen Bu-Hai](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shen Bu-Hai
Makeup Artist
![Ng Shui-ching](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ng Shui-ching
Makeup Artist
![Jackie Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4994-jackie-chan.webp)
Jackie Chan
Stunts
Media.
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Details.
Release DateJuly 10, 1970
Original Name俠女
StatusReleased
Running Time3h
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
A Touch of Zen (Chinese: 俠女; pinyin: Xiá Nǚ; lit. 'Chivalrous woman') is a 1971 wuxia film written, co-edited and directed by King Hu. Its screenplay is based on a classic Chinese story "Xianü" in the book Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. The film is set in the Ming dynasty under the dominance of eunuchs and explores a variety of themes including the transcendence of dichotomies, Zen Buddhism, feminism, conservative female roles, and the ghost story.
The film was produced in Taiwan and funded by the Union Film Company. Because the director Hu was a filmmaker in the Shaw Brothers Studio before moving to Taiwan, the emergence of the film established the international visibility of the Hong Kong New Wave. At the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Technical Grand Prize award, the second-ever Chinese-language film to win an award at the festival.
Although filming began in 1968, A Touch of Zen was not completed until 1971. The original Taiwanese release was in two parts in 1970 and 1971 (filming was still ongoing when the first part was released) with the bamboo forest sequence that concludes Part 1 reprised at the beginning of Part 2; this version has a combined run time of 200 minutes. In November 1971, both parts of the film were combined into one for the Hong Kong market with a run time of 187 minutes.
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