# ‘Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting’ Review: Qiu Jiongjiong Returns With a Sensory Banquet

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fuxi-four-tales-of-feasting-review-qiu-jiongjiong-returns-with-a-sensory-banquet/
- Published: 2026-10-29T12:37:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T13:42:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/fuxi-four-tales-of-feasting-review-1236934064/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Environment, Science

## Key points

- Qiu returns with a theatrical, food-centred anthology.
- Four chapters mix Sichuan cuisine, folklore and history.
- The film delights the senses but offers less thematic depth than his debut.

## Summary

Qiu Jiongjiong’s “Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting” is an anthology film built around food, ritual and community, premiering in competition at Tokyo. Its theatrical sets, painted backdrops and practical effects offer a vivid sensory experience, though the review finds it less thematically rich than Qiu’s debut, “A New Old Play”.

The four chapters move through folklore and history, with actors including Lee Kang-sheng playing multiple roles. They feature a prehistoric burial rite involving a communal soup, a legendary king who returns annually to taste his subjects’ offerings, and spirits gathering in a stylised 1997 to recall the life of Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo. Sichuan cuisine and cooking details recur throughout, while the film shifts between myth and recorded history.

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