Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin (1984)
"Shao Lin xiao zi" (original title)

Two rivaling families live on opposite sides of a river. One of them practices Shaolin kung fu and has only sons, while the other has only daughters and practices the Wu-Tang sword. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Hsin-yan Chang

Writers:

Shu-Hua Ho, Chi-Keung Leung

Stars:

Jet Li, Lan Ding, Qiuyan Huang

Cast

Credited cast:
Jet Li	...	San Lung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lan Ding	...	Er Feng
Qiuyan Huang	...	San Feng
Chia Hui Liu
Qingfu Pan
Cheng-Hui Yu	...	Pao Shen Feng / Wu Tang Dad
Hai Yu	...	Tin Lung / Er Long

Storyline

Two rivaling families live on opposite sides of a river. One of them practices Shaolin kung fu and has only sons, while the other has only daughters and practices the Wu-Tang sword. The father of the Wu-Tang family is so paranoid about the Shaolin kids stealing his sword style (besides, he wants a son to teach it to, and the closest thing he has is a lesbian daughter) that he is taken off guard when some real bad guys come along to kill his family, but the Shaolin family helps them out. All the while, everyone is desperately trying to get the lesbian girl to marry Jet Li.

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Plot Keywords:

shaolin | lesbian | wu tang | sword | shaolin kid | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Release Date:

26 January 1984 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Kids of Shaolin

Filming Locations:

Lijiang, Guangxi, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chung Yuen Motion Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The temperature was so hot during filming that actors would occasionally go into shock while filming the fight scenes.

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Connections

Followed by Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

User Reviews

Li lian jie performs to his cheeky best

i found Kids of Shaolin to be a light-hearted film, with some very funny moments. Jet Li's natural charm & cheekiness shine through, ably supported by fellow wushu team members. He doesn't perform as much wushu as he does in Shaolin Temple but it is still beautifully performed BY HIM. On alot of his later films (especially after Born to defence, where he hurt his back severely) he has substituted stunt men for the more intensive and dangerous fight choreography, which is fair enough considering he is not a trained stunt man. Therefore i relish watching this movie to see this gorgeous man do that wushu that he do so well!