---
title: 'A Touch of Zen (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'King Hu'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 200
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'Taiwan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-touch-of-zen-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064451/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Touch of Zen (1971)

1971 · 200 min · Fantasy, Action · Hong Kong, Taiwan

Original title: 俠女

## Synopsis

A Touch of Zen (俠女) is a two-part wuxia film written, co-edited and directed by King Hu, originally released in 1970 and 1971. The film is set in the Ming dynasty under the dominance of eunuchs and explores a variety of themes including the transcendence of dichotomies, Zen Buddhism, feminism, conservative female roles, and the ghost story.

## Credits

- **Director:** [King Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-hu)
- **Screenplay:** [King Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-hu)
- **Editor:** [King Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-hu)

## Cast

- [Wang Rui](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-rui)
- [Miao Tian](https://cinepixo.com/people/miao-tian)
- [Tien Peng](https://cinepixo.com/people/tien-peng)
- [Hsu Feng](https://cinepixo.com/people/hsu-feng)
- [Roy Chiao](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-chiao)

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Film facts: Wikidata (Q704780); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.