Raining in the Mountain
| Raining in the Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
King Hu Ng Ming-Choi (Action Director) |
| Produced by |
Law Hoi-Muk Chung Ling |
| Written by | King Hu |
| Starring | Hsu Feng |
| Music by | Wu Da-Jiang |
| Cinematography | Joe Chan Jun-Git |
| Edited by |
King Hu Siu Nam |
Production company |
Lo & Hu Company Productions Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Films sans Frontières (1986, Worldwide) |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country |
Hong Kong Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | HK $1,293,494.20 |
Raining in the Mountain (simplified Chinese: 空山灵雨; traditional Chinese: 空山靈雨; pinyin: Kong shan ling yu) is a 1979 Hong Kong-Taiwan drama film written and directed by King Hu. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
Synopsis
The story of a secluded Ming Dynasty monastery which rests on a mountain. A corrupt general and an ambitious esquire arrive there and quickly employ martial artists to help steal a sacred handwritten scroll of Tripitaka hidden in the monastery's library. Meanwhile, the abbot of the monastery looks for a successor, and he sets his sight on a man falsely accused by the corrupt general of being a thief and condemned some time ago. The man has just been released from prison and comes to the monastery to seek a peaceful life. The abbot names the former convict as his successor before dying, and this action sets in motion a series of betrayals and murders in the struggle for the invaluable Tripitaka scroll.
Cast
- Hsu Feng ... White Fox
- Sun Yueh ... Esquire Wen
- Shih Jun ... Hui Tung
- Tien Feng ... General Wang
- Chen Hui-Lou
- Paul Chun Pui ... Hui Ssu
- Tung Lin ... Chiu Ming
- Ng Ming-Choi ... Gold Lock
- Lee Man-Tai
- Wu Chia-Hsiang
- Wang Kuang-Yu
- Lu Chan ... Hui Wen
- Chin Chang-Ken
- To Wai-Wo
- Siu Tak-Foo
- Hsiao Ho ... Monk
Production
Places
The temple featured since the first scene of the film is the world-famous Bulguksa, located in Gyeongju in South Korea Gyeongsangdo. Its architecture is typical of Korean temples, not Chinese ones.
See also
References
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
- Raining in the Mountain on IMDb
- Raining in the Mountain at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Raining in the Mountain at Cinemasie