Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Alan HofmanisSelf

AAlien NessSelf

Amy JohnstonSelf

Andre MorganSelf

Billy BlanksSelf

BBrian CampSelf

Brian Trenchard-SmithSelf

Charlie AhearnSelf

Cheng Pei-peiSelf

Chin Siu-HoSelf

CChris PoggialiSelf

Christopher DoyleSelf

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