Tsao Chien has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1970s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by A Touch of Zen.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 6%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
A Touch of Zen (Top 6%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 9%
2 titles scored
By genre
Action
2
Adventure
2
Fantasy
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Tsao Chien’s Typical Vibe
2 films — slow-burn, hopeful, moderate, layered, styled
Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.
China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by order of the tyrannical Tsao. Fearful of future revenge from the young people, Tsao sends cruel soldiers to murder them, but a brave group of swordsmen can change the course of the battle at the Dragon Inn.
Dir. King Hu · With Shih Chun, Pai Ying, Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng
