A Touch of Zen

1971 Taiwanese wuxia film directed by King Hu
Movie film Q704780
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A Touch of Zen

Summary

A Touch of Zen is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Touch of Zen's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Touch of Zen was directed by King Hu[4].
  • King Hu wrote the screenplay for A Touch of Zen[5].
  • A Touch of Zen's genre is fantasy film[6].
  • A Touch of Zen's genre is martial arts film[7].
  • A Touch of Zen's genre is wuxia[8].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Zen was Hsu Feng[9].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Zen was Roy Chiao[10].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Zen was Tien Peng[11].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Zen was Wang Rui[12].
  • A cast member of A Touch of Zen was Miao Tian[13].
  • A Touch of Zen's production company is recorded as Union Films[14].
  • The original language of A Touch of Zen was Standard Taiwanese Mandarin[15].
  • A Touch of Zen was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • A Touch of Zen's review score is recorded as 97%[17].
  • A Touch of Zen's review score is recorded as 8.2/10[18].
  • A Touch of Zen's color is recorded as color[19].
  • A Touch of Zen's country of origin is recorded as Taiwan[20].
  • A Touch of Zen's country of origin is recorded as Hong Kong[21].
  • A Touch of Zen was released on January 1, 1971[22].
  • A Touch of Zen was released on November 18, 1971[23].
  • A Touch of Zen's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • A Touch of Zen's narrative location is recorded as Ming dynasty[25].
  • A Touch of Zen's film editor is recorded as King Hu[26].
  • A Touch of Zen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '俠女'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Touch of Zen was directed by King Hu[4]. King Hu wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Hsu Feng[9], Roy Chiao[10], Tien Peng[11], Wang Rui[12], and Miao Tian[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1971[22] and November 18, 1971[23]. The original language of A Touch of Zen was Standard Taiwanese Mandarin[15]. Genres include fantasy film[6], martial arts film[7], and wuxia[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[16].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[17] and 8.2/10[18].

Why It Matters

A Touch of Zen ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Máté · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor King Hu
    Production company Union Films
    Does the dog die? media id 96200
    Country of origin
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