A Touch of Zen (1970)
Note: this print runs 180 minutes against a recorded 200 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Hsu Feng, Roy Chiao, Tien Peng, Wang Rui, Miao Tian
Directed by King Hu
A Touch of Zen (俠女) is a two-part wuxia film written, co-edited and directed by King Hu, originally released in 1970 and 1971. 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.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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