The King of Wuxia
The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Lin Jing-Jie
Actors: Ann Hui, Cheng Pei-Pei, Hsu Feng, John Woo, King Hu, Ling Chung, Peter Wang, Sammo Hung, Shih Chun, Shu Kei
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