Joseph Kuo Archives

The Swordsman of All Swordsman Shows How Far Wuxia Movies Can Go
Director Joseph Kuo is best known for his kung fu films but also became a major director of wuxia films during the genre's boom in Taiwan, starting with this film. The Swordsman of All Swordsmen still, courtesy of 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest. The plot starts out straightforward, like a Spaghetti Western, on a journey for[...]
10th Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023 in New York Touts Wuxia Classics
Wuxia movies have a long history in Chinese cinema, but when King Hu's Dragon Inn premiered in 1967, it kicked off a wuxia revival that reinvented action movies, so this year's festival is devoted to celebrating the wuxia movies from King Hu's homeland of Taiwan by going big or going home! With 12 movies on the[...]