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7.7/10   1,088 votes
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Director:
Writers:
King Hu (writer)
Songling Pu (story)
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Release Date:
18 November 1971 (Hong Kong) more
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Plot:
An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Top ten favorites. A Touch of Zen more (23 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Ying Bai ... General Shih Wen-chiao
Billy Chan
Ping-Yu Chang
Roy Chiao ... Hui Yuan (as Hong Qiao)
Hsue Han ... Dr. Lu Meng
Ying-Chieh Han ... Hsu
Feng Hsu ... Yang Hui-ching
Ching-Ying Lam
Tien Miao
Chun Shih ... Ku Shen Chai
Peng Tien
Chien Tsao
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Touch of Zen (International: English title)
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Runtime:
200 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
No. 9 in the Hong Kong Film Awards' List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Top Fighter 2 (1996) (V) more

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Top ten favorites. A Touch of Zen, 19 November 2003
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Author: Captain_Couth (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

A Touch of Zen (1969) has to be one of the best films ever made. I am one of those people who can never truly name a personnel favorite film. I feel that there isn't a film that you can say is the best ever. I still do but if I had to say five or ten, A Touch of Zen would have to be in the top five. I haven't felt this way about a movie since I saw The Seventh Seal. I love this movie. Everything from the beautiful photography down to the deepness of the picture. The acting is superb, the writing is top notch and the direction is flawless. The film has everything you could want in a movie; action, drama, and comedy. The soundtrack is haunting and the wire work is amazing. No wonder why so many movies have copied off of this film (notably Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix Trilogy). Unlike those other films this movie will withstand the test of time

P.S.

This movie is awesome. A magical experience caught on celluloid. A true treasure.

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