LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN (REGION B) W/BOOKLET USED

Although most commonly associated with the Wuxia genre, in 1979King Hudirected the epic fantasy-horror,Legend of the Mountain. Heavily influenced by traditional Chinese aesthetics and Zen Buddhist philosophy, it has come to be regarded as one of his greatest filmmaking achievements.

A young scholar, Ho Yunqing (Shih Jun,A Touch of Zen, Dragon Inn), is tasked by an eminent monk to transcribe a Buddhist sutra said to have immense power over the spirits of the afterlife. To execute his work in peace, he travels to an isolated monastery deep in the mountains, where he encounters a number of strange people, including the mysterious and beautiful Melody (Hsu Feng,A Touch of Zen,Dragon Inn). As malicious spirits attempt to steal the sutra, Ho becomes enta