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Shaolin - Kloster der Rächer (1982)

Shao Lin si (original title)
16 | | Action, Drama | 1982 (China)
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The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, ... See full summary »

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Jie Yuan (as Lianjie Li)
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Bai Wuxia
Jianqiang Hu ...
Wu Kong
Jian Kui Sun ...
Se Kong
Huailiang Liu ...
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Tu Ying
Jianwen Zhang
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Lichang Bian
Guoan Chen
Szu-Ying Chien
Zhiqiang Cui ...
Xuan Kong
Chuanyang Du ...
Wei Kong
Henry Fong ...
Hui Neng (as Ping Fang)
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The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor, who killed his father. The monks have to help him, and in the process, they save the true emperor, who rewards them greatly. Based on a true story from Shaolin folklore, but highly fictionalized. Written by Johan Wikberg

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Some releases of the movie include scenes at the beginning that were filmed in the Japanese headquarters dojo of the art called Shorinji Kempo. In those scenes the martial artists are wearing white dogi with black robes over them, in a style found in many Zen temples and monasteries. Elsewhere in the movie, monks are seen wearing grey and yellow. See more »

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Kung Fu
27 November 2000 | by – See all my reviews

If you want to see a non-stop action Kung Fu flic, this movie will be a good choice. More fighting than talking, and good fighting at that. The actors were taken from the chinese national wushu team, and these guys coordinated the fighting scenes themselves without a stunt coordinator. Many styles and weapons are used, such as drunken staff, mantis boxing, and such. The shaolin monks in the film don't seem to take their rules very seriously... they eat meat(dog meat!), drink wine and kill people...The movie was shot on location at the shaolin temple. Shaolin Temple was such a huge hit in Asia, that it made hundreds of chinese children go to the temple in hope of learning shaolin Kung Fu. Also Jet Li's first movie.
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