settima

HongKong

行者 [Jingang Jing / Walker] (Tsai Ming-liang, 2012)

Dec

8

बोधि

行者 (2012)

The monk (Kang-sheng Lee) walking Hong Kong. DP: Tsai Ming-liang.

A Buddhist theme for Bodhi Day.

“The reason why I wanted to do something like the Walker series is rooted in my obsession with the idea of Xuanzang, and the characteristics of the times he lived. There was no car, no train, no airplane, and no cell phone. He just walked.”

– Tsai Ming-liang, via

玉羅剎 [Yu luo cha / The Jade Raksha] (Meng-Hua Ho, 1968)

Jul

20

peanuts

玉羅剎 (1968)

Leng Chiu-han's hand (Pei-Pei Cheng) holds up a roasted peanut in the shell. On the table several more peanuts, empty shells, wine cups, and chopsticks. DP: Kuo-Hsiang Lin.

點指兵兵 [Dian zhi bing bing / Cops and Robbers] (Kwok-Ming Cheung, 1979)

Jul

15

點指兵兵 (1979)

蠱​ [Gu / Bewitched] (Chih-Hung Kuei, 1981)

Jun

30

蠱 (1981)

Exorcising demons. DP: Hsin-Yeh Li.

666魔鬼復活 [666 moh gwai fuk wut / Satan's Return] (Wai-Lun Lam, 1996)

Jun

6

666魔鬼復活 (1996)

Chan Shou-Ching (Chingmy Yau). DP: Siu-Keung Cheng.

破戒 [Po jie / Broken Oath] (Chang-hwa Jeong, 1977)

Feb

24

noodles

破戒 (1977)

A large man at an eatery gulps down bowl after bowl of delicious noodles. He's at number seven with bowl eight ready to go. DPs: Tieh Wang & Yung-Lung Wang.

少林三十六房 [Shao Lin san shi liu fang / The 36th Chamber of Shaolin] (Chia-Liang Liu, 1978)

Jul

8

rice

少林三十六房 (1978)

Monk San Te (Chia-Hui Liu aka Gordon Liu) carefully handles a large ladle with watery rice. His sceptical sifu (Hung Wei) looks on. DPs: Yueh-Tai Huang & Arthur Wong.

“The five flavors dull all the tastes.”

點指兵兵 [Dian zhi bing bing / Cops and Robbers] (Kwok-Ming Cheung, 1979)

May

6

點指兵兵 (1979)

A table set with one small plate of meat, one small plate of vegetables, three empty bowls, and one pair of chopsticks.