Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (traditional Chinese: 新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong film. It is a supernatural fantasy adventure with wuxia elements. The film was directed by Tsui Hark, who intended to combine Hong Kong action cinema with western special effects technology. It was nominated for five Hong Kong Film Awards in 1984 (Best Action Choreography - Corey Yuen, Best Actress - Brigitte Lin, Best Art Direction - William Chang, Best Film Edi...
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Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (traditional Chinese: 新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong film. It is a supernatural fantasy adventure with wuxia elements. The film was directed by Tsui Hark, who intended to combine Hong Kong action cinema with western special effects technology. It was nominated for five Hong Kong Film Awards in 1984 (Best Action Choreography - Corey Yuen, Best Actress - Brigitte Lin, Best Art Direction - William Chang, Best Film Editing - Chi Kong Sheck and Best Picture).
The UK release of the DVD by Hong Kong Legends features an audio commentary with Tsui and film critic Bey Logan.
The film grossed HK $15,872,222 at the Hong Kong box office.
American filmmaker John Carpenter has stated that Zu was an influence on his 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China.
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