Past Event
Thursday, June 5, 2014, 7 p.m.
King Hu in Taiwan: Dragon Inn
1649 El Prado, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $8 - $10
Newly restored 35mm print.
The box-office sensation that made King Hu’s reputation as a stylist and innovator, Dragon Inn is Hu at his cinematic nimblest.
Wandering heroes, guards, and escaped siblings converge at Dragon Inn, the wilderness pit-stop that would go on to become one of the most storied settings of the wuxia genre. Within this and other confined spaces, Hu would deploy an arsenal of tightly choreographed trickery that would go on to become his signature.
King Hu in Taiwan is San Diego's first ever retrospective honoring one of the world's most revered martial arts (wuxia) film directors of all time, King Hu.