A Touch of Zen behind the scenes gags

A Touch of Zen

Due to the unsatisfactory box office, King Hu edited a three-hour international version and sent it to the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. The English subtitles of the film were proofread by King Hu's assistant Xu Anhua .
Due to King Hu's harshness, Feng Hsu was more afraid than happy after hearing that he was selected as the female number one of "A Touch of Zen". "A Touch of Zen" was filmed for four years and was scolded for the first year .
When shooting "A Touch of Zen" Feng Hsu always had problems with her standing or walking position. King Hu would go straight up anxiously and pull Feng Hsu's costume with her hand to pull her to the correct position.
The male protagonist played by Shih Chun opened a shop selling landscape and figure paintings. The signboard was painted by King Hu. The shop posted many paintings and calligraphy written by teachers from the Art Department of Taiwan Normal University .
Since the contracted actors of the film studio are paid monthly, all the actors have to help with technical work at the shooting site of "A Touch of Zen". For example, Shih Chun works as an assistant in the director team, Wang Jingchun manages equipment in the lighting team, and Feng Hsu is sent to The prop group is responsible for creating smoke effects .
There was a scene where the reeds in the courtyard were needed to create a bleak effect. King Hu felt that the reeds were not high enough, so he waited for the reeds to grow taller before shooting .
King Hu's requirements for images are unambiguous, and he often takes one action hundreds of times. Although the scene of the bamboo forest showdown was only ten minutes, it took a full 25 days to shoot. Later, King Hu personally cut the scene one by one .
In the film where the monk Huiyuan sheds gold and blood, he brings his own "Buddha Light". King Hu really waited for 7 days before the sun happened to be behind the actor .