| Description |
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical monaural rda |
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video file Blu-Ray region A rda |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 825 |
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Criterion collection ; 825.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; requires Blu-ray player, mono. |
| Language |
Chinese dialogue; with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Xu Feng, Shi Jun, Bai Ying, Tian Peng. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Hua Huiying ; music, Wu Dajiang. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Adapted from Pu Song-ling's Strange stories from a Chinese studio. |
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Restored by the Taiwan Film Institute in 2014 as part of the "Taiwan Film Classics Digital Restoration and Value-Adding Project." |
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Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio). |
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Special features: Documentary from 2012 about director King Hu; new interviews with actors Hsu Feng and Shiuh Chun; new interview with filmmaker Ang Lee; new interview with film scholar Tony Rayns; new English subtitle translation; trailer ; essay by film scholar David Bordwell and notes by Hu from a 1975 Cannes film festival press kit. |
| Summary |
A fugitive noblewoman seeks refuge in a remote, and allegedly haunted, village. The sanctuary she finds with a shy scholar and two aides in disguise is shattered when a nefarious swordsman uncovers her identity, pitting the four against legions of blade-wielding opponents. |
| Subject |
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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China -- Videodiscs. |
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Young women -- China -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Kung fu -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Chronological Term |
1368-1644 -- Videodiscs. |
| Subject |
Chinese language materials
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| Genre |
Martial arts films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Foreign films, Chinese.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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History.
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Martial arts films.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Chinese language materials.
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| Added Author |
Hu, Jinquan, 1931-1997, film director, screenwriter.
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Xu, Feng, 1950- actor.
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Shi, Jun, 1935- actor.
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Bai, Ying, 1940- actor.
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Tien, Peng, 1945- actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) Pu, Songling, 1640-1715.
Liao zhai zhi yi.
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International Film Production, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Xia nü |
| ISBN |
9781681431826 |
| Standard No. |
715515181914 |
| Music No. |
CC2652BD The Criterion Collection |
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