5. The Wuxia Films of King Hu

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Traditions in World Cinema vi
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Preface ix
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 1. Wuxia from Literature to Cinema 17
8. 2. Reactions against the Wuxia Genre 37
9. 3. The Rise of Kung Fu, from Wong Fei-hung to Bruce Lee 56
10. 4. The Rise of New School Wuxia 84
11. 5. The Wuxia Films of King Hu 112
12. 6. Wuxia after A Touch of Zen 140
13. 7. Wuxia between Nationalism and Transnationalism 168
14. 8. Wuxia and Kung Fu in the Blockbuster Era 192
15. Epilogue 221
16. Glossary 223
17. Bibliography 225
18. Filmography 240
19. Index 246