Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

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In this action-packed original co-production from the Independent Film Channel, filmmaker Ian Taylor takes a behind-the-scenes look at the stars, fighting styles and weaponry of Hong Kong cinema from its earliest beginnings to the latest big-budget epics. Through rarely seen film clips, this comprehensive documentary chronicle the genre's explosive growth from the early adventures of Wong Fei Hung, the first martial arts hero, to the ground-breaking choreographed work of Chang Cheh ("The One Armed Swordsman"), and the intense hyper-realistic fight sequences by Bruce Lee ("Enter The Dragon"). Featuring step-by-step scene analysis and in-depth interviews with martial arts masters such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and John Woo, "Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong" provides an in-depth portrait of Hong Kong's wholly original and undeniably unique contribution to world cinema.

Interactive Menus, Scene Selection.

Original Network Clips, Deleted Scenes, Interviews, NTSC.