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That one at the Forbidden City where Akira (now Ryo) carries someone out down the steps always reminded me of the 1987 production - The Last Emperor, produced by Bernardo Bertolucci, with the soundtrack done by Ryuichi Sakamoto (the composer who also composed the Dreamcast's boot start-up...

The fundamentals of shaolin Kung Fu actually came from India much further back, these exercises were developed by the monk Bodhidharma (a 3rd son of an Indian king, known as Damo in China and Daruma in Japan) to increase flexibility, he brought Chan and Zen buddhism which is what it became known...