THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese boxer

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 · Nicholas Ray
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
That Chink at Golden Gulch
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Masaki Kobayashi
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Legendary Weapons of China
Legendary Weapons of China
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His action choreography and martial arts sequences define the modern Chinese boxer archetype through films like 'Once a Thief' and his broader Hong Kong action cinema.

 Chang Cheh Hong Kong

A Shaw Brothers pioneer who created iconic Chinese boxer and martial artist characters, establishing the genre's visual language in films like 'The One-Armed Swordsman' series.

 Lau Kar-leung Hong Kong

Actor-director who authentically portrayed skilled Chinese boxers and kung fu masters while bringing realistic martial arts choreography to cinema in films like 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.'