A Touch of Zen 1971 Watch Full Movie

A Touch of Zen – Watch Full Movie

Plot Summary

In a remote mountain village in Ming China, Gu Sheng-zhai is a well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, with a tendency towards being clumsy and ineffectual. A stranger, Ouyang Nian, arrives in town and agrees to his portrait painted by Gu, but his real objective is to bring a female fugitive back to the city for execution on behalf of the East Chamber guards.

Plot Against Corruption

The fugitive, Yang Hui-zhen, is befriended by Gu, and together they plot against the corrupt Eunuch Wei who wants to eradicate all trace of her family after her father attempts to warn the Emperor of the eunuch’s corruption. His daughter fled, with generals Shi and Lu. The saintly and powerful Chan Buddhist Abbot Hui Yuan intervened to protect them, and they spend two years at his monastery where he teaches them self defence.

Ouyang, Yang, and her friends are all superior warriors. Ouyang has a special flexible sword that bends and that he can wear within his belt, making him seem unarmed.

Transformation and Betrayal

Gu has a transformation after having sex with Yang. He becomes confident and assertive, and when Yang’s plight is revealed, he insists on being part of it. Ouyang is killed in a fight in a bamboo forest, and they use his signature seal to lure the East Chamber guards into a trap, playing tricks on them to make them believe they are prey to the undead. General Lu dies in the battle.

In the aftermath, Gu experiences the true cost of human life as he sees the carnage and Abbot Hui arriving to help bury the dead.

Conclusion and Call-to-Action

After the battle, Gu is unable to find Yang, who has become a nun at Abbot Hui’s monastery after giving birth to their child. She tells Gu that their destiny together has ended, giving him their child. When they are tracked down by Xu Xian-Chen, evil commander of Eunuch Wei’s army, Yang and General Shi come to Gu’s rescue.

The film ends with Yang, injured and staggering towards Abbot Hui, emphasizing the themes of enlightenment and spiritual growth. Watch A Touch of Zen for a captivating story of intrigue and transformation.