Question 1

How did director King Hu avoid special effects in the fight choreography of Dragon Inn?

Accepted Answer

Hu encouraged choreographers to draw from Chinese opera's fluid, rhythmic movements, relying on performers' actual skills and editing magic rather than fast/slow motion or animation.

Question 2

Which film did Dragon Inn figuratively and literally play a major role in?

Accepted Answer

Tsai Ming-liang's 2003 experimental drama 'Goodbye, Dragon Inn'.

Question 3

What personal artistic touch did King Hu add to Dragon Inn's opening credits?

Accepted Answer

He painted the opening credits himself, as he was a talented calligrapher.

Question 4

Which mountain appears in Dragon Inn's opening six minutes?

Accepted Answer

Dajianshi Mountain in Kenting, Taiwan.

Question 5

What is the conflict at the heart of Dragon Inn?

Accepted Answer

In 1457 China, the executed Minister of Defense's children are sentenced to exile. Tyrannical Tsao sends soldiers to murder them, but swordsmen at Dragon Inn intervene.

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