Iron & Silk

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-08-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Japan

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(392 Reviews)

Director:

Shirley Sun

Genres:

Comedy Drama

Cast:

Hangcheng Dong Xihong Jiang Jeanette Tsui Lin Qingfu Pan

Writer:

Mark Salzman (autobiography)

Mark Salzman (screenplay)

Shirley Sun

Fullplot:

Mark Salzman always was interested in Kung-Fu and the Chinese culture, claims to have seen every Kung-Fu movie. 1982, with a degree in Chinese literature, he visits a province university in China for two years to teach Chinese teachers the English language. He learns the refinements of correct behavior among Chinese people, makes friends with his pupils, falls in love with the young doctor Ming, learns Uschu (similar Kung-Fu) from the famous teacher Pan... but also learns about political repression, especially when he's forbidden contact with some of his friends.

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