Dragon Inn Contents Dragon Inn is one of the best kung fu movies ever produced, and ranks very well among Chinese/Hong Kong/Taiwanese films in general. The plot concerns a semi legitimate eunuch--powerful enough to command a fearsome personal army--who kills a major rival and banishes his children. Fearing revenge, the eunuch instructs his personal army to kill these children once they reach the desert outpost at Dragon Gate. Discovering an inn in the wasteland, the eunuch's men instead pose as government lawmen while preparing to ambush the children. As fate would have it, various martial arts masters with murky motivations also show up at the inn.
The plot is a bit of a trifle, but it allows Hu to pile on balletic action sequences, loaded dialog, and most importantly a genuine atmosphere of suspense that would bring a smile to Hitchcock's face. Though Dragon Gate was a mid sixties movie and helped establish the rules of the genre the film feels very fresh relative to its progeny. Though Hu's master swordsmen have superhuman skill, they are still vulnerable to the large army of regular soldiers, creating an interesting dynamic. The cinematography is a sight to behold soaking up the character of the few settings for maximum effect.
A Touch of Zen Contents: Gu shengzhai, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, lived by selling his calligraphy and painting, and gave up his reputation as an imperial examination scholar. There is a rumor that a pair of escaping mothers and daughters live in Jinglu Tunpu, which is haunted by ghosts. After Gu shengzhai had an overnight relationship with Yang Huizhen, the heroine, and found that Yang NV was Yang Lian, the important official of the court, Gu Sheng helped Yang NV defeat the fierce enemies at night with clever mechanisms and ghost rumors. The next day, Yang Huizhen left the corpse field. Gu shengzhai asked the monks to deliver the newborn baby for the sake of tracing the love. The mage decided to go into seclusion. The mage and his partner general Shi went down the mountain to rescue Gu Sheng's father and son, and fought against the East factory killer. Fortunately, the mage came to help the villain to subdue the law, but the mage himself also helped the villain So sacrifice silence to be holy.
(302843-B) A Touch of Zen (4K Restored Version) (Blu-ray) [Blu-ray]
(Date: 2020-04-09)
Price($): HK$187 (US$24.1)
Publisher:Panorama Distributions Co. Ltd.
No of Disk: 1
Screen Resolution: 1080p
Screen: 2.35:1
Region Code: A
Subtitle: Chinese(Traditional),Chinese(Simplified),English
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio
Languages: Mandarin
Video: NTSC
Price($):
(301379-B)
King Hu's Martial Arts Movie series Boxset (Dragon Inn(1967) +(A Touch of Zen))(4K Restored Version)[Blu-ray] (Date: 2022-01-24)
Price($):
HK$199(US$)
Publisher:Panorama Distributions Co. Ltd.
Screen: 1.78:1
Screen Resolution: 1080p
No of Disk: 2
Region Code: A
Subtitle: Chinese(Traditional), Chinese(Simplified), English
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1,Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating: I
Languages: Mandarin
Video: NTSC
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