CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS CINEMA

The Wuxio Tradition

SECOND EDITION

Stephen Teo

EDINBURGH
University Press
 CONTENTS

Traditions in World Cinema vi

Acknowledgements viii
Preface ix

Introduction 1
1. Wuxia from Literature to Cinema 17
2. Reactions against the Wuxia Genre 37
3. The Rise of Kung Fu, from Wong Fei-hung to Bruce Lee 56
4. The Rise of New School Wuxia 84
5. The Wuxia Films of King Hu 112
6. Wuxia after A Touch of Zen 140
7. Wuxia between Nationalism and Transnationalism 168
8. Wuxia and Kung Fu in the Blockbuster Era 192
Epilogue 221

Glossary 223
Bibliography 225
Filmography 240
Index 246