A Touch of Zen
King Hu
Taiwan,
1971
In King Hu’s grandest work, Yang (Hsu Feng), a fugitive noblewoman at risk of being captured and executed, hides in a small village and then must escape into the wilderness with a shy scholar and two aides. There, the quartet face a massive group of fighters and are joined by a band of Buddhist monks surprisingly skilled in the art of battle.
Details
- 180 min
- Color
- 2.35:1
Formats
- DCP
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