Romance blossoms between two rival families practicing Shaolin and Wudang kungfu respectively. despite familial opposition - until they overcome a gang of scheming bandits together.
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Title: Kids from Shaolin (1984)
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Cast
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| Jet Li | ... | San Lung | |
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Lan Ding | ... | Er Feng |
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Qiuyan Huang | ... | San Feng |
| Chunhua Ji | ... | One-eyed Bandit (as Chun Hua Ji) | |
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Qingfu Pan | ||
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Jiankui Sun | ... | Cross-eyed Bandit |
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Chenghui Yu | ... | Pao Shen Feng / Wu Tang Dad (as Cheng-Hui Yu) |
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Hai Yu | ... | Tin Lung / Er Long |
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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. Written by Johan Wikberg
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
26 January 1984 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Kids of Shaolin See more »Filming Locations:
Lijiang, Guangxi, ChinaCompany Credits
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Many of my friends who I have convinced to check this movie out are ready to chase me out the house after watching the opening scene and singing, but after watching the fight scenes they usually gain a little more respect for the movie. Although many of the same actors showed up from the original Shaolin Temple, the storyline is completely different, and the tone of part 2 is lighthearted, which may turn many off. This movie is one of my all-time favorite martial arts films because I haven't found many films that highlight young children sparring off (besides the "My Father is a Hero" boy who's name I forgot) and I personally love to see the women get in the action. The last fight scene is great, but what did it for me was the children's competition. Seeing them play fight in animal styles was magic. A good movie, my friends who hated on this movie just felt like a "kiddie" movie like this was an assault on their manhood