Young Masters: Bajiquan (2021)
Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a new generation of the country's youth. Its first episode, Young Masters: Bajiquan, spotlights Wu Hao (吴昊), a young man in his twenties from Hebei province who is a stalwart practitioner of Bajiquan—a traditional Chinese fighting style known for its graceful stillness and sudden moments of targeted and ferocious violence. Director Haonan Shen traveled to the Mengcun Bajiquan International Training Center to profile Wu Hao whose paternal ancestor Wu Zhong (1712–1802) was the first recorded Bajiquan teacher. In this evocative portrait of a young man’s passion for sharing his family’s rich heritage, we get up close and personal with the violent elbow strikes, staff jabs, fierce rising and firm falling stances that characterize the martial art.
Director: Chen Hao-nan
https://www.nowness.asia/story/young-masters-bajiquan-wu-hao
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Wu Hao as |
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Wu Lianzhi as |
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Mi Ankang as |
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Sun Junjie as |
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Wu Shixue as |
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Li Hao as |
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Shuai Dejin as |
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Liu Hao as |
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Liu Zhicheng as |
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Chu Mengde as |
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Jiang Zhenxin as |
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Wu Shixue as |
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Yao Shiguang as |
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Jin Yuan as |
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Wu Shuo as |
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Fan Junxi as |
| Production | Shaway Yeh | Producer |
| Production | Yaohui | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Chen Hao-nan | Director |
| Production | Liao He | Casting |
| Production | Tang Qian | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Mo Lyu | Editor |
| Camera | Xiangyu Liu | Still Photographer |
| Production | Yi Ding | Line Producer |
| Camera | Zhou zijie | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Li Xin | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | lou weijun | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Christian Stropko | Music |
| Editing | Mz Post | Color Grading |
| Production | Fan Xinjue Biaozi | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Zhang Shengbiao | Boom Operator |
| Production | Zhang chao | Production Runner |
| Production | Zhao Yang | Production Runner |
| Production | Shao Bin | Production Runner |
| Production | Zhang Nan | Location Assistant |
