Though they have their roots in Chinese cinema, kung fu movies have become iconic and beloved the world over. From gravity-defying stunts to high-flying kicks, these films have captivated ...

Despite only having a short stint as a kung fu movie star ... To this end, he was cast in New Fist of Fury, a movie that retreads the same Chinese vs. Japanese plot from Fist of Fury.

His elder brother was a projectionist, and little Mba often helped him sweep the movie theater. For the first time, he saw Shaolin monks on the screen. "I discovered kung fu and Chinese culture.

Narrator: Wirework, or "wire-fu," has long been a signature of kung fu movies, with OG Hong Kong films using wires so thin they were invisible on-screen, even if they sometimes broke. These wires ...