Never pick a fight with a Buddhist abbot on the brink of enlightenment, especially if he is played by . That would necessarily mean you are the evil one, since his virtue is as plain as the rays of righteousness emanating from him. Of course, Abbot Hui Yuan has largely forsaken worldly matters, but the agents of the evil Eunuch Wei are perversely determined to involve the master of masters.
Wuxia spectacle reaches the highest levels of art and spirituality in King Hu’s masterpiece, “A Touch of Zen,” which re-releases in its complete, 4K restored glory on April 22 at Film Forum.
'A Touch of Zen' is the granddaddy of all modern Wuxia films.
