---
title: 'Iron & Silk (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shirley Sun'
released: '1990-01-20'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/iron-silk-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099857/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Iron & Silk (1990)

1990 · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Iron & Silk is a 1990 American action comedy-drama based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman. It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu, better known in the west as kung fu, and to teach English. Though not trained as an actor, Salzman starred as himself, as did Pan Qingfu, who claimed no one else could portray him on film. Salzman's experiences occurred in Changsha, Hunan, though the film was shot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The film was directed by Shirley Sun, and was the editorial debut for Geraldine Peroni.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shirley Sun](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-sun)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gibbs)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Hayman](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hayman)

## Cast

- [Mark Salzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-salzman)
- [Vivian Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivian-wu)

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