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Legend of the Mountain

Original title: Shan zhong zhuan qi
  • 19791979
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h 12m
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7.4/10
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Legend of the Mountain (1979)
FantasyHorrorMystery
A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains.A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains.A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
994
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    • King Hu
    • Ling Chung(screenplay)
    • King Hu
  • Stars
    • Chun Shih
    • Feng Hsu
    • Sylvia Chang
    • King Hu
    • Ling Chung(screenplay)
    • King Hu
  • Stars
    • Chun Shih
    • Feng Hsu
    • Sylvia Chang
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    • 5User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Chun Shih
    Chun Shih
    • Ho Qingyun
    Feng Hsu
    Feng Hsu
    • Melody
    Sylvia Chang
    Sylvia Chang
    • Cloud
    Hui-Lou Chen
    Hui-Lou Chen
    • Taoist priest Yang
    Chang-Ken Chin
    • Superior Monk Fa-yuan
    • (as Chang-gen Jin)
    Rainbow Hsu
    • Madam Wang
    • (as Cai-hong Xu)
    Sook Jeon
    • Madam Chuang (Cloud's mother)
    • (as Shu Tien)
    Wenting Jin
    • Qing (Maid)
    • (as Wen-ting Chin)
    Chun Lu
    • Monk
    Yueh Sun
    Yueh Sun
    • General Han
    Feng Tien
    Feng Tien
    • Old Chang
    Lin Tung
    Lin Tung
    • Adviser Tsui Hong-zhi
    • (as Lin Tong)
    Chia-Hsiang Wu
    Chia-Hsiang Wu
    • Woodcutter
    Ming-Tsai Wu
    Ming-Tsai Wu
    • Lama
    • (as Ng Ming-Choi)
      • King Hu
      • Ling Chung(screenplay)
      • King Hu
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    The unfolding path towards the mystery and mastery of the mind.
    China is not short of magical / fantasy / fantasy stories. Ancient myths, Fengshenbang, Shanhaijing, Journey to the West, and Liao Zhai Zhiyi are endless, yet this long over 3hr full cut of this film reveals the beauty of Chinese heritage in new clothes and perspectives, very much reflecting the innocence of the late 70's. Here the literature and mythology of ancient Chinese culture is distilled into the beauty of a film that has spoekn to my soul for a long time. I used to return to this film once in a while since its release, to take a notice of my own changing perspectives upon the unchanging piece of film art.

    This film's story I find mainly revolving around a man who's bound by the material quality of life, yet slowly and gradually coming face to face with the unseen, the world he has merely studied, not fully experienced. It is a serene look at the nature of mind, the unresolved traumas, and the ways forward.

    It also demonstrates the location almost as a character or a symbol of magic, wonder or child-like innocence. It awakens in me time and again the sensations I've experienced the most in my childhood with regards to the depth of perception.

    This is what I consider the most essential King Hu film for me personally.
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      • October 4, 1979 (Hong Kong)
      • Taiwan
      • Hong Kong
      • South Korea
      • Mandarin
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      • Feng Nian
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    • 3 hours 12 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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