Iron and Silk

Feb 15, 1991

1h 32m

★ 5.9

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)

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Drama

Comedy

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TBS

SUN-Productions

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Cast

Teacher Mark

Mark Salzman

Pan Qingfu

Qingfu Pan

Ming

Vivian Wu

Teacher Cai

Hangcheng Dong

Teacher Zhang

Xihong Jiang

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