DRAGON INN [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1967
• Genre: Martial Arts
• Plot: 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 (Long men kezhan) 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.
• Cast: Chun Shih, Ying Bai, Simon Hsu, Lingfeng Shangguan, Tien Miao, Han Hsieh, Chien Tsao, Ming Kao, Hsiao Pao Ko, Fei Kao, Peng Tien, Ying-Chieh Han, Chung Shan Wan, Feng Hsu, Chu Liu, Shih Lu, Yun Wen Chang, Tien Wen, Chieh Li, Wei Tsai, Chi-Kong Yu, Yao-kun Pan, Hung Hwa-Lang, King Hu, L.S. Chang, Hui-Ying Hua, Hung Min Chen, Lan-Ping Chow, Ta Chiang Wu, Hua Chang, Chih Liang Chou
• Director: King Hu
• Runtime: 1:51
• Company: Criterion, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie