Question

Cheng Pei-pei was a Shaw Brothers star in this genre, which developed stylized trampoline-and-wire choreography in the 1960s. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre of King Hu’s films Dragon Inn and A Touch of Zen. These films typically feature roaming heroes who practice martial arts and swordplay.
ANSWER: wǔxiá [prompt on kung fu, gōngfu, or wǔshù]
[10h] In A Touch of Zen, Hsu Feng spins through the air to dispatch two assassins in one of these places. Ang Lee paid homage to King Hu by filming a wire-work sword duel in one of these places in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
ANSWER: bamboo forest [or bamboo grove; prompt on forest or grove]
[10e] This Wachowski sisters film helped bring Hong Kong “wire fu” to Hollywood. This 1999 film used slo-mo “bullet time” effects to depict fights in a simulated reality.
ANSWER: The Matrix
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