Kung fu film

Kung fu film (Chinese: 功夫片; pinyin: Gōngfu piàn; Jyutping: Gung¹fu¹pin³) is a subgenre of martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema set in the contemporary period and featuring realistic martial arts. It lacks the fantasy elements seen in wuxia, a related martial arts genre that uses historical settings based on ancient China.^[1] Swordplay is also less common in kung-fu films than in wuxia and fighting is done through unarmed combat.^[2]

Kung fu films are an important product of Hong Kong cinema and the Western world, where it was exported.^[3] Studios in Hong Kong produce both wuxia and kung fu films.

^ Teo 2009, p. 6
^ Teo 2009, p. 5
^ Teo 2009, p. 5

[1] Teo 2009, p. 6

[2] Teo 2009, p. 5

[3] Teo 2009, p. 5

[1]

[2]

[3]