Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).
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Jackie Chan as Self
Jet Li as Self
John Woo as Self
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo as Self
Sek Kin as Self
Lau Kar-Leung as Self
Shannon Yao as Self
Run Run Shaw as Self (archive footage)
Terry Tong Gei-Ming as Self
Chor Yuen as Self
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Self
Leung Ting as Self
Bruce Lee as Self (archive footage)
Kara Wai Ying-Hung as Self
Dr. Ng Ho as Self
Jim Nicholson as Narrator
Chui Chung-Hok as Self
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