Raining in the Mountain starts as a heist film until you realize it is about the importance of giving up any feelings of greed in the spirit of Buddhism and possessions don't help to achieve happiness. Set during the Ming Dynasty in China, an elderly abbot of a remote Buddhist monastery has to decide which one of his monk disciples would be the most suitable to become his successor. To help him decide, the abbot has invited three guests to the monastery: a wealthy merchant Wen (Yueh Sun), a powerful General Wang (Feng Tien) and a wise scholar Wu Wai (Chia-hsiang Wu). The first two have more on their minds though, as both are after a priceless scroll of wisdom that is hidden in the monastery's library.
1 The film alternates between chase scenes around the complex maze like temple and large ceremonial spaces in a intricate plot.
Directed by King Hu, Raining in the Mountain is one of his best films and is critically acclaimed winning 5 awards at the 16th Golden Horse Awards including Best Director, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. A digital restoration was completed by the Taiwan Film Institute in 2018. Multiple sources including a 35mm original negative, an interpositive and a release print were composited, the burned in-in subtitles were removed for restoration and color correction. The film looks glorious with clear details and brilliant reds.
Raining in the Mountain is filmed in the 8th century Bulguksa Buddhist temple, the temple is an amazing location and one of South Korea's 7 national Treasures.
The Bulguksa is located on the slopes of Mount Toham (Jinheon-dong, Gyeongju city, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea). It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and encompasses six National treasures of South Korea, including the Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge), and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha. The temple is classified as Historic and Scenic Site No. 1 by the South Korean government. In 1995, Bulguksa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
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The film has some of the first "wire fu" and was the inspiration for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Excellently acted, the film is a mix of Buddhist calmness, polite tension between competing thieves and fast action all taking place within the award winning cinematography. Never boring, it is a joy to watch.
100% on RT - stream on Amazon Prime
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kong-shan-ling-yu-raining-in-the-mountainWatch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQNHxhfwt7k&t=3s 
1https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192213/2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulguksa
