description The Jade Bow Overview
This 1966 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Zhang Xinyan and Fu Qi was a major box office hit for Great Wall Movie Enterprises and an influential Shaw Brothers predecessor.
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What book is The Jade Bow based on?
The 1966 Hong Kong film adapts Liang Yusheng's wuxia novel Yunhai Yugong Yuan. It is a Mandarin-language Great Wall production with a reported runtime of about 107 minutes. ([Hong Kong Film Archive](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/5.-Exhibition-and-Screening/ProFolio/Profolio%20118-11-W3C-2_Eng_accessible.pdf))
Who directed The Jade Bow, and who stars in it?
Fu Qi and Zhang Xinyan co-directed the film. Chen Sisi, Wang Baozhen, Fu Qi, and Ping Fan are among the credited leads.
What is the plot of The Jade Bow?
Two rival martial-arts families clash over rare manuals, including healing knowledge and Buddha Palm power. Two girls who survive the opening conflict are raised on opposite sides, and both later become tied to the fighter played by Fu Qi.
Why do film historians connect The Jade Bow with the later wuxia boom?
It came from Great Wall rather than Shaw Brothers and helped move Hong Kong wuxia toward Mandarin-language new-school swordplay. Its action choreography was credited to Lau Kar-leung and Tang Chia, before both became major Shaw Brothers figures. ([Hong Kong Memory](https://www.hkmemory.hk/en/collections-shaw_brothers_movies-film_category-martial_arts.html))
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