Iron and Silk
“As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.”
1991•1h 32m•6.2•Released
DramaComedy
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)
Director
Shirley Sun
Writer
Mark Salzman, Shirley Sun
Languages
English
Studio
TBS
Cast
Mark Salzman
Teacher Mark
Qingfu Pan
Pan Qingfu
Vivian Wu
Ming
Hangcheng Dong
Teacher Cai
Xihong Jiang
Teacher Zhang
Production
Company
TBS
Company
SUN-Productions
Producer
Shirley Sun
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