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Ninja vs. Shaolin

Original title: Shao Lin tong zi gong
  • 19831983
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
192
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Ninja vs. Shaolin (1983)
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In Japanese-occupied China, a group of ruthless ninjas schemes to take control of a Shaolin temple - and all of its riches - by any means necessary. The peaceful Shaolin monks are reluctant ... Read allIn Japanese-occupied China, a group of ruthless ninjas schemes to take control of a Shaolin temple - and all of its riches - by any means necessary. The peaceful Shaolin monks are reluctant to engage the ninjas in combat but are eventually forced to defend themselves.In Japanese-occupied China, a group of ruthless ninjas schemes to take control of a Shaolin temple - and all of its riches - by any means necessary. The peaceful Shaolin monks are reluctant to engage the ninjas in combat but are eventually forced to defend themselves.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
192
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  • Director
    • Robert Tai
  • Writer
    • Chien-Chi Chang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alexander Rei Lo
    • William Yen
    • Alan Chung San Chui
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  • Director
    • Robert Tai
  • Writer
    • Chien-Chi Chang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alexander Rei Lo
    • William Yen
    • Alan Chung San Chui
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    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Alexander Rei Lo
    Alexander Rei Lo
    William Yen
    William Yen
    Alan Chung San Chui
    Alan Chung San Chui
    Chi-Ping Chang
    Chi-Ping Chang
    Shun Chien
    Hsing-Nan Ho
    Fei-Lung Li
    Tso-Yung Li
    Ching-Shun Mao
    Dun Mao
    Shu-Pei Sun
    Shu-Pei Sun
    Robert Tai
    Robert Tai
    Hua-Chung Ting
    Chi-Sheng Wang
    Chi-Sheng Wang
    Hsieh Wang
    Hsieh Wang
    Peng Wang
    Te-Sheng Wang
    Hao Wu
    • Director
      • Robert Tai
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      • Chien-Chi Chang(screenplay)
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    2/10
    alexander lo does it again
    Alexander Lo outdoes his earlier movie "Mafia vs Ninja" in this one.

    "Praise be to Buddha."

    I watched an English language version, which had some of the worst dubbing I've seen--there are many lines where the characters continue to speak for two seconds after the voice is finished.

    "Praise be to Buddha."

    The choreography you have to see for yourself (but then again, there's not much reason to watch these dumb kung fu flicks except for some good laughs).

    "Praise be to Buddha."

    One of the biggest weaknesses of "Shaolin vs Ninja" is that there is not really one main character to follow (theoretically Alexander Lo, but he is absent for a lot of the movie).

    "Praise be to Buddha."

    Oh, yeah, and how could I forget? If you like drinking games, why don't you try having a beer everytime the senior monk says, "Praise be to Buddha."? If your brain hasn't atrophied by the end of the movie, you will surely have died of alcohol poisoning.

    "Praise be to Buddha."

    Rating: 2/10, but only because there's actually worse

    "Praise be to Buddha."
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    • Release date
      • 1983 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • Taiwan
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Shaolin vs. Ninja
    • Production company
      • Golden Sun Films
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      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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