Director: King Hu
Notable Cast: Shih
Chun, Hsu Feng, Syliva Chang, Tung Lam, Tien Feng, Chen Hui-Lou, Rainbow Hsu,
Wu Jiaxiang, Ng Ming Tsui, Sun Yueh
Legend of the Mountain
remains a rather unique cinematic experience for a variety of reasons. As one
of the overlooked films in King Hu’s filmography, particularly compared to his
famous wuxia films like Come Drink with
Me, Dragon Inn, and his artistic
pinnacle A Touch of Zen, it’s truly a
wonder that this film finally finds itself with a proper release in the US via
our friends at Kino Lorber. It’s not a film for everyone, thanks to Hu’s
enigmatic narrative and almost-too-much-of-a-good-thing visual and auditory
approach to the film, but for those that are seemingly up for the 3+ hour leap
into realms of magic, love, and just a hint of horror, it’s a film that
embraces its cinematic experience in full.