are also on hand to talk about his vast influence on them and the entire industry.The documentary is not mere hagiography praising King Hu. His collaborators break down exactly how he composed his shots, his choreography of the action, his literary and artistic influences in his design and storytelling, and how he pioneered the Eisensteinian method of editing wuxia fight scenes to create dynamic pace and action.
, an adaptation of a famed Chinese ghost story, in 1992, but it's not discussed in the documentary. He moved to California and made a meagre salary writing literary articles. He invited a 19-year-old waitress to move in with him. She became his personal assistant, taking care of his administration work and looking after him, a relationship at which some people looked askance.