touch of zen be one of those movie that be on a class and genre of their own and probably never in the movie history will find their match . king hu certainly live up to his name and when craft this piece of art that deserve even more respect and admiration than it have already have . blend different genre seamlessly together and pave the way for many movie to come and everything here be well balance and think over . the story that begin a a ghost story start slowly but rewardingly layer up and develop and get more dimension and move into wu xia style action and politics drama and then leap into the territory of seven samurais style tactical warfare depiction and finally get some deeply mystical aspect in the end . setting and photography be stunningly beautiful and and all the visuals be breath take timeless . look like time simply can not touch this movie and and that why i compare this one to the work of sergio leone . definitely one of the best movie i have ever see . now and if only my wish come true and we have some day good than watchable dvd release of this true classic and preferably fully restore from original film . one can only hope . this be my truth . what be yours .