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Raining in the Mountain
Directed byKing Hu
Written byKing Hu[2]
Starring
CinematographyHenry Chan[2]
Edited byKing Hu[2]
Music byNg Tai Kong[2]
Production
company
Lo & Hu Company Productions[2]
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan[1]
LanguageMandarin[1]

Raining in the Mountain (Chinese: 空山靈雨; pinyin: Kong shan ling yu) is a 1979 film written and directed by King Hu. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

Synopsis

The story of a secluded Ming Dynasty monastery which rests on a mountain. A corrupt general and an ambitious esquire arrive there and quickly employ martial artists to help steal a sacred handwritten scroll of Tripitaka hidden in the monastery's library. Meanwhile, the abbot of the monastery looks for a successor, and he sets his sight on a man falsely accused by the corrupt general of being a thief and condemned some time ago. The man has just been released from prison and comes to the monastery to seek a peaceful life. The abbot names the former convict as his successor before dying, and this action sets in motion a series of betrayals and murders in the struggle for the invaluable Tripitaka scroll.

Cast

Cast adapted from the 2020 Masters of Cinema blu-ray.[2]

Location

The filming of 'Raining in the Mountain' was virtually all carried out in and around the 8th century Bulguksa Buddhist temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in south-eastern South Korea. This was one of two films made by Hu in Korea in 1979. The other was ‘Legend of the Mountain’.

Release

Raining in the Mountain was released in 1979.[4] It was released for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray and DVD in Eureka's 'Masters of Cinema range, in February 2020.

Reception

Retrospective reception of the film in Hong Kong is positive.[5][6] At the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards various Asian film critics, film makers and actors voted for the top Chinese films from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.[6] Legend of the Mountain was listed at 59th place on the list.[6]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome Source
16th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film Raining in the Mountain Nominated [7]
Best Director King Hu Won
Best Actor Shih Chun Nominated
Best Actress Hsu Feng Nominated
Best Art Direction King Hu Won
Best Cinematography Henry Chan Won
Best Editing King Hu Nominated
Best Score Ng Tai Kong Won
Best Sound Recording Zhou Shaolong Won

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "[back cover]". aining in the Mountain (Booklet). Eureka!. 2020. 215.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Raining in the Mountain". Legend of the Mountain (Booklet). Eureka!. 2020. p. 2. 215.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. ^ Teo, Stephen (2020). "Buddhism, Dharma, and Monkhood in Raining in the Mountain". Raining in the Mountain (Booklet). Eureka!. p. 9. 215.
  5. ^ Cremin, Stephen (27 January 2011). "Horse announces greatest Chinese films". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "[最佳華語片一百部] The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ^ "第 16 屆 1979" (in Chinese). Golden Horse Awards. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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