This 2012 documentary in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin about the life and career of director King Hu features producer and film historian Peggy Chiao, cinematographer Hua Hui-ying, and actors Shih Chun and Wu Ming-tsai, among others.

Directed by King Hu • 1971 • Hong Kong, Taiwan
Starring Hsu Feng, Shih Chun, Bai Ying

"Visionary" barely begins to describe this masterpiece of Chinese cinema and martial arts moviemaking. A TOUCH OF ZEN (Xia nu) by King Hu depicts the journey of Yang, a fugitive noblewoman in disguise who seeks...

Directed by King Hu • 1967 • Taiwan

The art of martial-arts filmmaking took a leap into bold new territory with this action-packed tale of Ming-dynasty intrigue. After having the emperor’s minister of defense executed, a power-grabbing eunuch sends assassins to trail the victim’s children to a...

Directed by King Hu • 1979 • Taiwan, Hong Kong
Starring Hsu Feng, Sun Yueh, Shih Wu

This dazzling blend of caper intrigue, spectacular pageantry, and stunningly choreographed action from legendary director King Hu (A TOUCH OF ZEN) represents the peak of the wuxia specialist’s infusion of Buddhis...

Made in 2016, this piece features film critic Tony Rayns discussing director King Hu and A TOUCH OF ZEN.

In this new piece, actor Shih Chun addresses his longtime collaboration with director King Hu and his performance as Gu Sheng-zhai in A TOUCH OF ZEN.

In this 2018 program, Grady Hendrix, author and cofounder of the New York Asian Film Festival, discusses director King Hu’s aesthetic sensibility via analysis of a scene from DRAGON INN.

Conducted in 2018, this interview features actor Shangkuan Ling-fung recalling her work on DRAGON INN with director King Hu.