Dive into the captivating world of martial arts cinema with Martial Arts in Cinema: Volume 1 – From Tokyo to Hollywood (1945–1988), written by David Da Silva, a cinema historian. This in-depth exploration traces the genre's evolution from post-war Japan and Hong Kong to its explosive impact on American screens.Discover the origins in samurai epics and chanbara films, the rise of Shaw Brothers' wuxia masterpieces, and the revolutionary "new wuxia" era led by directors like ...