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Chinese Independent Film Foundation presents

Dragon Inn 龍門客棧

The film that redefined martial arts cinema – and turned the inn into myth.

King Hu 胡金銓 | Taiwan | 1967 | Unclassified (15+)
Film

Tickets

Full

$20

Concession

$16

Member

$14

When

Sun 2 Aug 2026

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King Hu 胡金銓’s Dragon Inn stages a moral duel between loyal fugitives and corrupt power at a desert outpost. With architectural precision, silence, and swift choreography, Hu forged a cinematic language that balances suspense and serenity. Its influence goes far beyond its genre: a study in rhythm, virtue, and the choreography of justice. The film’s timeless energy shows how Chinese-language cinema turns movement into philosophy and legend into art.

Format: 2K Digital Restoration DCP
Language: Chinese with English subtitles
Source: Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
Courtesy: Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute

Event duration

111 mins

Rating

Unclassified (15+)

Where

Cinema 1, Level 2

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