The King of Wuxia Part 1: The Prophet Was Once Here

The King of Wuxia Part I: The Prophet Was Once Here shows King Hu’s cinematic charm through a chronology of his classic films, along with aesthetic analyses by major scholars and critics as well as interviews with important cinema professionals, such as Feng Hsu, Cheng Pei-Pei, Toon Wang, Tsui Hark, John Woo, and Sammo Hung, who share their memories about the details of working with Hu. The film gradually reveals the filmmaker’s cinematic approach, aesthetic style, and artistic devotion, along with his specific manners and mad pursuit of perfection.