Dragon Inn (1967)
Dragon Inn (1967)
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Genre: Action, Adventure | Director: King Hu
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 1h 51mn | 2,12 Gb
Audio: Mandarin (官话) AC3 1.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded)
Genre: Action, Adventure | Director: King Hu
In the mid-Ming dynasty, a loyal and upright Minister Yu is accused and killed by the evil and powerful eunuch Cao. Yu’s children are sentenced to exile to the border Dragon Gate. Cao sends several assassins to kill Yu’s children on their way, yet failed. Cao then sends killers of East Chamber, the espionage agency. The righteous swordsman Xiao and Yu’s former staffs come to Dragon Inn to rescue Yu’s children. The two groups have many fights there. Then Cao himself comes to have a fierce fight with Xiao and others.
I saw this during its initial run under the title "Dragon Inn."
This is no ordinary swordplay movie. It is a visual treat of ancient Chinese costumes and weaponry. The traditional Chinese instruments used for the background music added an otherwordly flavor. I left the theatre wondering if the movie was truly historical.
The head of the Yu clan has been condemned to death by the evil prime minister who has usurped imperial power. A palace eunuch who managed to claw his way to power, he is also reputed to be China's greatest swordsman. He plots to eliminate the entire Yu family but is opposed by a master swordsman and swordswoman.
A memorable scene that has nothing to do with fighting is the dinner at Dragon Inn which introduced me to the Mongolian Fire Pot (shabu-shabu) style of eating. To the uninitiated, there is a fire pot in the middle of the table decked out with all sorts of raw food which you put into the boiling water of the firepot and eat them as they are cooked. The cooking water is sipped as soup.
I took my little sister to see it and from then on she got hooked on Chinese swordplay movies. She began reading up on ancient China and in college she majored in history and archaeology – all because I took her to see Dragon Inn.
I am gratified to learn recently that the female supporting actress Feng Hsu moved on to become a producer-director herself with a number of critically acclaimed films to her credit. I look forward to seeing them soon.
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Dragon Inn (1967)
