Screenplay:
King HuCinematography:
Hui-Ying HuaVOD (1)
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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 remote point on the northern Chinese border. But that bloodthirsty mission is confounded by a mysterious group of fighters who arrive on the scene, intent on delivering justice and defending the innocent. The first film King Hu made after moving to Taiwan from Hong Kong in search of more creative freedom, Dragon Inn combines rhythmic editing, meticulous choreography, and gorgeous widescreen compositions with a refinement that was new to the wuxia genre. Its blockbuster success breathed new life into a classic formula and established Hu as one of Chinese cinema’s most audacious innovators. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Chun Shih
China
Best movies:
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Dragon Inn (1967)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Polly Kuan
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
The 18 Bronzemen (1975)
The Hand of Death (1976)
Ying Bai
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
The Valiant Ones (1974)
Royal Warriors (1986)
Tien Miao
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
The Hole (1998)
Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Peng Tien
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
The 18 Bronzemen (1975)
Ying-Chieh Han
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Broken Oath (1977)
Feng Hsu
Taiwan
Best movies:
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Dragon Inn (1967)
The Valiant Ones (1974)
Chung-Shan Wan
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious (1977)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Simon Chui
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
Village of Tigers (1974)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Han Hsieh
China
Best movies:
The Chinese Professionals (1972)
Dragon Inn (1967)
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
Shih Lu
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Chien Tsao
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
Snuff Bottle Connection (1977)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Ming Kao
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
Goodbye South Goodbye (1996)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Hsiao Pao Ko
China
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
Dragon Inn (1967)
Yun-Wen Chang
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Chu Liu
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Yao-Kun Pan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
My Kung Fu Twelve Kicks (1979)
Ming Kao
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
Goodbye South Goodbye (1996)
A Touch of Zen (1971)