THE TEMPTATION OF A MONK, Hong Kong director Clara Law's ambitious potboiler about a 7th-century Chinese warrior in search of redemption, has ample dollops of history, romance, sexual abandon, and humor--not to mention martial arts.
General Shi (Wu Hsin-kuo), leader of the crown prince's army, is visited by General Huo, the leader of a rival force, who convinces him to remain neutral during what he promises will be a bloodless coup. Unwittingly, Shi has agreed to sit back while his prince is assassinated and his soldiers
are butchered. The disgraced Shi visits his mother, who forces him to swear that he will leave the palace and wander the countryside, rather ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
118 mins