Iron and Silk

As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.

Iron and Silk — Plot

Iron and Silk is a 1990 movie based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman. It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu, better known in the west as kung fu, and to teach English. Though not trained as an actor, Salzman starred as himself, as did Pan Qingfu, who claimed no one else could portray him on film. Salzman's experiences occurred in Changsha, Hunan, though the film was shot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. (Wikipedia)

• Release date
• February 15, 1991
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Drama, Comedy
• Director
• Shirley Sun

Iron and Silk — Cast

M

Mark Salzman Teacher Mark

Q

Qingfu Pan Pan Qingfu Vivian Wu Ming

H

Hangcheng Dong Teacher Cai

X

Xihong Jiang Teacher Zhang