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This report strives to analyse the genre-specific characteristics of Korean and Chinese martial arts films. It explores the production design flow of both Korean and Chinese martial arts films and analyses the relationship between them. The number one foreign language film at the North American box ...

This report strives to analyse the genre-specific characteristics of Korean and Chinese martial arts films. It explores the production design flow of both Korean and Chinese martial arts films and analyses the relationship between them. The number one foreign language film at the North American box office, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’, became the basis for changes in the traditional production pattern of martial arts films in China. It is one example of the successful global marketing of Chinese folk arts. Following this, Chinese martial arts films are no longer limited to the domestic market, but have begun to follow the path of internationalization. This research report on Korean and Chinese martial arts film genres has two primary aspects.
First, by analysing the Korean and Chinese martial arts genres, this report delves into the influence of production design on the two martial arts film styles.
Second, using the international success of Chinese martial arts films and after comparing Korean and Chinese martial arts films, this report discusses the potential of the Korean martial arts film industry and its limitations in terms of internationalization.
There exists little academic research on Korean martial arts films as well as Chinese martial arts film production design, which provides significance to this report. However, due to a lack of basic research on Korean and Chinese martial arts films, this report on genre-specific characteristics of such films faces obvious limitations. In any event, this report attempts to continue the research on Korean and Chinese films.

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