Later films in the shaolin series include men from the monastery aka disciples of death, shaolin avengers aka the invincible kung fu brothers, shaolin martial arts listed on imdb as shao lin martial arts, five masters of death and death chamber aka shaolin temple, all from the years 197476. Jive turkey seems to be the retitled name for this film which seemingly went under the insane original title of baby needs a new pair of shoes. All the accepted students become close friends and proficient in their kung fu, except for fang shih yu who is unknowingly learning tiger boxing but is impatient. If a movies got chang chehs name on it, most of the time itll at least be very good, but most of the time itll be great. Shaolin, feng hsu, ling chia, sheng tang language english.
The film is based on the shaolin monastery in china and depicts shaolin kung fu. This is not only one of the best martial arts movies ive seen this is one of the best movies ive seen, period. Disciples of death aka men from the monastery 1974 kung fu movies by sensational arcadia. Heroes two and men from the monastery told dramatic tales of folk heroes running for their lives after the burning of the shaolin temple, shaolin martial arts is about the passage. This version of a chinese legend centers on gratitude and envy. The movie covers the military coup against a sitting emperor. The shaolin temple 1982 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The shaolin temple is the last place to resist defeat by the manchu dynasty, mostly because of their unique fighting style. With kuan tai chen, sheng fu, kuanchun chi, chi hung chang. Martial arts of shaolin, north and south shaolin, arahan. War of the shaolin temple wchiang sheng english dubbed by mfalmebwana. Pages in category 1970s martial arts films the following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This movie leads directly into five shaolin masters, a 1974 film directed by chang cheh and featuring most of the same actors save for the venoms crew. Watch full episode of shaolin chinese drama dramacool. There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than chinas shaolin temple. A narrator helpfully informs us that the chen kuantai character in that film went south and met the alexander fu sheng character, but that this film is about the five survivors who went north, into. Shaolin martial arts 1974 shaw brothers official trailer. The film circles back and starts at the beginning of another 1974 chang cheh film, heroes two, with the destruction of the shaolin temple, but then goes off in the other direction. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping. This movie has the worse title ever since you never see the shaolin temple. Shaolin kung fu 1974 taiwanese movie with chianglung wen, hung yi, ping lu.
Unlike the same directors shaolin martial arts 1974, listed on imdb as shao lin martial arts and shaolin temple aka death chamber, 1976, this is a fairly lowbudget production and offers no shots of shaolin or the burning of the temple. What is the story of pai mei and the destruction of the. Latest chinese action kung fu movies full length action movie in english ll martial art movie ll by digital holly. Watch shaolin martial arts online 1974 movie yidio. Unfortunately, the prince is poisoned during the escape and the only antidote is guarded at a secret temple. The film was among the first major coproductions between hong. Alexander fu sheng, chi kuanchun, irene chen yiling, yuen mantzu, lo dik, after the destruction of the. This movie finds the monks attempting to be pacifists in the face of a ruthless warlord moving through town and making pacts with western governments that will increase both their and his power within chinas verdant valleys. He keeps getting into fights with ma fu yi, who is disgruntled with being at shaolin.
Two other men from the south shaolin temple also set out to assassinate the ruler, but all three fail and are chased all over. Jet li weasels out of the north shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the rulers extravagant public birthday celebration. The story centers on a legend painted as a mural in one hall of the shaolin temple itself. Hai hsein returns to shaolin looking to recruit more traitors to set up the temple for a raid. Shaolin martial arts is a brilliant evolution of the kung fu movie that features a huge and incredibly talented cast. Season 3 1974 starring david carradine and radames pera on dvd and bluray. When the godfather of the kungfu film chang cheh decided to. The film focuses on shaolins historic rivalries with the qing dynasty.
Hung hsikuan and fong saiyuk ended up in kwangtung in the south of china, but the heroes of five shaolin masters fled north to central china. War of the shaolin temple jackie chan chiang sheng. This one is important because it is the first to focus the films narrative on the heroes martial arts training and the need to master certain styles in order to defeat an enemys. There is no place more hallowed in the world of martial arts than chinas shaolin temple, birthplace of a special brand of kungfu developed centuries ago by monks opposed to the manchu rulers. Longwinded shaw brothers martial arts film, with the typical my kung fu is. With sheng fu, kuanchun chi, lung ti, david chiang. Structurally, the film also takes a page from shaolin martial arts in that our five heroes. There are some amazing martial arts going on here, done by real shaolin monks, and much of the film was done at the shaolin temple in china. Importantly, we do not seek to establish some genetic, ancestral or other link to shaolin temple. I was mailed a copy of shaolin temple starring jet li when he was still really young. Disciples of death aka men from the monastery 1974 kung fu movies.
Shaolin temple 1976 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Like heroes two and men from the monastery, five shaolin masters tells a tale about refugees from the burning of the shaolin temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of chinese boxers and literally thousands of ching troops complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. A accounting of shaolin temple history without prejudice. Shaolin martial arts 1974 is one of a handful of nearepic kung fu movies made by chang cheh in hong kong in the 1970s. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping that they will be admitted as pupils. Disciples of death aka men from the monastery 1974 kung fu movies duration. It is one of the shaolin temple themed martial arts films and concerns their rebellion against the qings, with an allstar cast featuring the second and third generations of chang chehs stable of. After the destruction of the shaolin temple, the chings are in control and send their.
At one point, the heroes return to the charred temple, which looks more like a burnedout storefront. This one is important because it is the first to focus the films narrative on the heroes martial arts training and the need to master certain styles in order to defeat an enemys style. Death chambers is a shaw brothers film directed by chang cheh. The shaolin temple has long been a place of refuge and respite and the famed monks the peoples protectors and servants. Shaolin temple is a battle between a brave brand of shaolin boxers and literally thousands of ching troops, complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. As feuding warlords fight to expand their power, the noble monks of the shaolin temple clean up the mess left behind, tending to the injured while trying their best to protect the poor and weak.
Believed to have been founded in the fifth century, the shaolin temple is the main temple of the shaolin school of buddhism to this day. The human fighting machines prove just as lethal thanks to a cast that includes such legendary kungfu stars. Shaolin also known as the new shaolin temple is a 2011 martial arts film produced and directed by benny chan, starring andy lau and nicholas tse with a. Director chang cheh outdid himself with his tale of the last remaining survivors of the shaolin temple massacre. After the emperor is assassinated by his war minister, the prince must be smuggled out of the city so that he may one day return and get revenge. The shaolin temple full movie 1982 jet li duration.
When the ruling dynasty in china sends soldiers to destroy the shaolin temple, students use their martial arts to defend the school. With kuan tai chen, sheng fu, kuanchun chi, chihung chang. As the abbot becomes older, he realizes that the manchus are. Wu tang magic kick mars villa kung fu action movie english. Set during the early years of the chinese republic, when feuding warlords waged constant wars to expand their power, young army leader hao jie and his sworn brother huo lung find little resistance invading the township of dengfeng. A riproaring kung fu film, part of chang chehs shaolin cycle which boasts a formidable cast, sharp fight. Five shaolin masters is a series of fight scenes interrupted by occasional dialogue. After the destruction of the shaolin temple, the chings are in control and send their best students to wipe out all of the remaining shaolin practioners. They almost succeed, but two students escape fu sheng and chi kuan chung. See the full list of shaolin temple cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. After the destruction of the shaolin temple, the chings are in control and send. I bought this movie thinking that it was the classic death chambers or otherwise called shaolin temple with alexander fu sheng and many others.