"A Touch of Zen" by King Hu won the Technical Grand Prize in Cannes in 1975. [File photo]

About the film:

The story is largely seen through the eyes of Ku, who is a well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, who tends to be clumsy. A stranger arrives in the town wanting Ku to paint his portrait, but his real objective is to bring a female fugitive back to the city for execution on behalf of the East Chamber guards.

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