Iron and Silk (1991)

Iron and Silk (1991)

As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself. 1991-02-15 Japan, United States of America 92 Min. PG-13
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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)

Cast

Mark Salzman is Teacher Mark
Teacher Mark
Qingfu Pan is Pan Qingfu
Pan Qingfu
邬君梅 is Ming
Ming
Hangcheng Dong is Teacher Cai
Teacher Cai
Xihong Jiang is Teacher Zhang
Teacher Zhang

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