A Touch of Zen / Xia nü (1971)
Adventure
A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.
Starring: Chun Shih, Feng Hsu, Han Hsieh, Ying Bai
Director: King Hu
Dragon Inn / Lung mun hak chan (1967)
Action | Adventure
In the mid-Ming dynasty, a loyal and upright Minister Yu is accused and killed by the evil and powerful eunuch Cao. Yu's children are sentenced to exile to the border Dragon Gate. Cao sends several assassins to kill Yu's children on their way, yet failed. Cao then sends killers of East Chamber, the espionage agency. The righteous swordsman Xiao and Yu's former staffs come to Dragon Inn to rescue Yu's children. The two groups have many fights there. Then Cao himself comes to have a fierce fight with Xiao and others.
Starring: Lingfeng Shangguan, Chun Shih, Ying Bai, Feng Hsu, Chien Tsao, Han Hsieh
Director: King Hu
The Assassin / Nie yin niang (2015)
Action | Drama
9th century China. 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings. A slave to the orders of her mistress, Nie Yinniang must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.
Starring: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chun Shih
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
