THEME EXPLORATION

kung fu instruction

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-wai
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
1976 · John Woo
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962 · Julien Duvivier
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972 · Albert Brooks
Avenging Warriors
Avenging Warriors
1979 · Chang Cheh
Drunken Master
Drunken Master
1978 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · Herman Yau
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
Kung Fu League
Kung Fu League
2018 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His action choreography revolutionized kung fu cinema by blending balletic gunplay with martial arts instruction sequences that emphasize technique and discipline.

 Lau Kar-leung Hong Kong

A master martial artist and director who centered entire narratives around the transmission of kung fu knowledge and the mentor-student relationship in films like 'Shaolin and Wu Tang'.