Jin Fuzai

The film "To Shoot without Shooting" is based upon the short story "Meijin-den" (The Story of a Master) by Japanese author Atsutshi Nakajima (1909-1942) The hero of this story derived from Chinese tradition is Ji Chang an adapt in archery who in the end forgets that such a weapon as a bow exists.

The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chenxiang. His mother, Sanshengmu, was a goddess and his father, Liu Yanchang, was a mortal. Since their marriage was forbidden, his maternal uncle, Erlang Shen, who was a god, punishes them by killing Liu Yanchang. Sanshengmu escapes and gives birth, but Chenxiang grows up without knowledge of his…