Canon Fodder – A Touch of Zen

A Touch of Zen (1971; Dir.: King Hu) Canon Fodder Episode 59 In this highly enlightened episode, Daniel and Corky bring their cinematic world tour to Taiwan to review King Hu’s widescreen wuxia epic. A story of corruption, subterfuge, and ghosts both real and imaginary, A Touch of Zen starts slow but keeps building for three hours towards a transcendently psychedelic ending. But did your hosts resist Hu’s Touch , or is the Zen truly mightier than the sword? A TOUCH OF ZEN FACTS & FIGURES Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: [tied] World premiere: July 10, 1970 (Taiwan) IMDB synopsis: “A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.” CLIPS & CLIPPINGS Trailer for A Touch of Zen The Shaolin monks Bamboo forest fight NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE Andrei Rublev (1966; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky) IMDB synopsis: “The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.” Our review of Andrei Rublev comes out Tuesday, April 28! Follow Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder on Facebook and Instagram . Be sure to listen, rate, review and

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Canon Fodder – A Touch of Zen is an episode from Dare Daniel by Dare Daniel Podcast.

This episode is 45:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2026.

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