THEME EXPLORATION

kung fu technique

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-wai
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
1966 · Jean Rouch
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
1976 · John Woo
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Le Mystère Picasso
Le Mystère Picasso
1956 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
2024 · Bertrand Bonello
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Revolutionized action cinema by blending traditional kung fu choreography with balletic gunplay and intense emotional storytelling.

 Zhang Yimou China

Elevated kung fu cinema to high art through visually stunning wuxia epics that combine martial technique with philosophical depth and aesthetic beauty.