Iron and Silk

Iron and Silk

1991
1h 32m
5.9

5.9/10

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"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)

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
TBS SUN-Productions
Production Countries
Japan United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 15, 1991
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0099857

Cast

Mark Salzman
Mark Salzman

Teacher Mark

Qingfu Pan
Qingfu Pan

Pan Qingfu

Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu

Ming

Hangcheng Dong
Hangcheng Dong

Teacher Cai

Xihong Jiang
Xihong Jiang

Teacher Zhang

Key Crew

Mark Salzman
Writer
Shirley Sun
Director
Shirley Sun
Writer
Shirley Sun
Producer