Pi li shi jie (1985)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Fong Sai Yuk's uninhibited arrogance toward a Manchu lord forces him to seek refuge in a Shaolin temple...

Plot Keywords:

Shaolin | Kung Fu | Fighting

Cast

Hou Hsiao	...	Fong Sai-Yuk
Chia Hui Liu	...	Monk San Te
Lily Li
Jason Pai Piao		(as Piao Pai)
Chia-Liang Liu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shen Chan	...	Education officer Sha Duo'er
Miao Ching
San Nam Hung
Fai Wong Lam
Siu-Kwan Lau
Hoi San Lee
Han-yuan Ma
Ching Ho Wang
Chih-Ching Yang		(as Chi Hing Yeung)
Qiu Yuen

Also Known As:

Disciples of the 36th Chamber (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (original subtitled version)
Master Killer III

Runtime:

Hong Kong:90 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-13 | Hong Kong:IIB

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Movie Connections:

Follows Shao Lin san shi liu fang (1978)

Amasing Shaw Brothers Film

This is the story of Fong Sai Yuk. I guess some of you will come to think of Jet Li now which is right, this movie is about the same guy as Jet Li plays but with one major different thing. It isn't Jet Li that plays Fong Sai Yuk its the fantastic actor Hou Hsiao which I must say kick Jet Li's butt in most areas. Hou Hsiao would probably win the vote for "best underrated martial artist of all time". You have to see this guy move to believe it! Amazing!

This movie has everything a good martial arts movie shall have. Exciting fights, good acting and its fun moments as well.

I guess this film is one of the best Shaw brothers movies I've seen in my life. And as even Gordon Liu is in this movie, its almost written success all over the title. And now when its digitally restored on DVD (Deltamac or IVL release) it is just even better.

Fong Sai Yuk is the utterly incorrigible young troublemaker who is nearly invincible due to his martial arts abilities. His parents and teachers can't discipline him, and he continually gets into trouble; until one day he messes with the wrong people, and the local rulers decree that he be decapitated. Devastated, his parents secretly send him and his brothers to the 36th Chamber of Shaolin Temple to avoid the beheading, and his mother selflessly agrees to face the consequences of her son's actions.

Once in Shaolin Temple, monk San Te works (played but Gordon Liu) to exhaust the young boy into submission. However, Sai Yuk handles his training regimen easily, and has plenty of energy to spare for his various dirty deeds. Sai Yuk gathers his fellow students in attempts to sneak out of the temple. On his night out, he visits the governor's estate to witness the lantern festival, where he gets into more trouble and earns the wrath of the governor himself. It's not long before the governor begins to plan an elaborate plot to bring down Sai Yuk and all of Shaolin's students with him!