Iron and Silk
"As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself."
Overview
Iron and Silk is a 1990 movie 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. (Wikipedia)
About Iron and Silk (1991)
Released in 1991, Iron and Silk is a drama and comedy film from TBS (Japan). It was directed by Shirley Sun and written by Mark Salzman and Shirley Sun. The cast is led by Mark Salzman, Qingfu Pan, Vivian Wu, Hangcheng Dong and Xihong Jiang. With a runtime of 1h 32m, the film averages 6.2/10 across 10 TMDB ratings.
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