An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family. Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive, and many fierce battles take place before all is resolved. Action adventure with a lyrical feel, this is a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element.... (Full plot summary below)
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An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family. Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive, and many fierce battles take place before all is resolved. Action adventure with a lyrical feel, this is a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element.
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| CineVueChristopher MachellEpic in scope, meditative in tone and exhilarating in execution, A Touch of Zen is a seminal moment in film history. |
| NewcityRay PrideA vigorous heroine, ghosts, balletic battles, political friction, the greenest of green bamboo and a mystical ending that satisfies without resolution. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganOften stiff and ungainly, A Touch of Zen is still undeniably impressive. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka true game-changer in the way it infused the wuxia (martial arts) genre with both epic scale and spiritual intensity |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerKing Hu's romantic chivalry adventure is a masterpiece of Chinese cinema, a magnificent epic with grand battles fought with the grace of a ballet with swords, and the most significant cinematic inspiration for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. |
| Little White LiesAnton Bitel...the film's supernatural machinery evaporates only to be replaced with a magical kind of Buddhist spiritualism (the titular 'touch of Zen') that reconfigures everything that has preceded into religio-philosophical allegory. |
| Empire MagazinePatrick PetersAll the lunacy and high-flown imagination you could hope for. |
| Asian Movie PulsePanos KotzathanasisHu directs a film that stands apart from the plethora of wuxia titles for many reasons, but particularly because the script does not exist to provide a background for the action, but it is elaborately written filled with social and philosophical comments |
| New York TimesA.H. Weiler[King Hu] has not ignored traditional mayhem here, but he has demonstrated that pictorial artistry, Zen mysticism and the stylized martial arts, can make a fascinating mix. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineA real masterpiece that deserves its place in film history. |
