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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can watch Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
Tracing the DNA of global pop culture, this documentary reveals how Hong Kong action cinema ignited everything from hip hop to parkour. It moves far beyond simple fight choreography to show how specific martial arts aesthetics reshaped Western film history.
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Director
Serge Ou
Cast
Alan Hofmanis, Alien Ness, Amy Johnston, Andre Morgan, Billy Blanks, Brian Camp, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Charlie Ahearn, Cheng Pei-Pei, Chin Siu-Ho
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
You can watch Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.8/10
RT Critics
88%
Director
Serge Ou
Cast
Alan Hofmanis, Alien Ness, Amy Johnston, Andre Morgan, Billy Blanks, Brian Camp, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Charlie Ahearn, Cheng Pei-Pei, Chin Siu-Ho
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