Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

Plot Summary

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

6.7 /10

2019

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martial arts

kung fu

hip-hop

cinema on cinema

movie business

blaxploitation cinema

hong kong

martial arts master

cinema history