Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
"Nan bei Shao Lin" (original title)

Jet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the ruler's extravagant public birthday celebration. Two other men from the south Shaolin temple also set ... See full summary »

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Yang-Ping Shi (screenplay), Yeung-Ping Sze

Stars:

Jet Li, Qiuyan Huang, Qingfu Pan

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jet Li	...	Zhi Ming
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Qiuyan Huang	...	Si Ma Yan
Qingfu Pan
Hu Jian Qiang
Cheng-Hui Yu	...	He Sao
Hai Yu	...	Sifu
Jianwen Zhang

Storyline

Jet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the ruler's extravagant public birthday celebration. Two other men from the south Shaolin temple also set out to assassinate the ruler, but all three fail and are chased all over by soldiers. Meanwhile, one of the southerners turns out to be a cross-dressed woman, who is also discovered to wear a footbell to match Jet Li's, meaning they are somehow slated for an arranged marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

shaolin temple | temple | shaolin | arranged marriage | soldier | 

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

1 March 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 90 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Shaolin Temple (1982)

User Reviews

Roller coaster ride 'o whup-ass

This great film brings together Jet Li and titan-of-a-martial-arts-director Lau Kar-Leung (Seven Swords, Drunken Master II, among scores of others).

Jet Li plays Zhi Ming, a monk in one of the northern shaolin schools who learns that the man who killed his parents, Lord He Suo, is holding a birthday celebration. He leaves the monastery without permission on a quest for vengeance. During the assassination attempt he joins up with Sima Yan and Chao Wei, also wronged by He Suo and out for revenge.

This film is not only chock full of great fights superbly choreographed, but also has plentiful demonstrations of kung fu as the beautiful martial art form that it is. The traditional Chinese dragon dance and drumming at He Suo's birthday celebration is also captivating.

Another strength is the unparalleled scenes for some of these fights - from the Great Wall, to ancient temples, to green valleys surrounded by breathtaking mountainous panoramas. This movie makes you want to travel to China.

Definitely recommended for fans of the genre.