As feuding warlords fight to expand their power, the noble monks of the shaolin temple clean up the mess left behind, tending to the injured while trying their best to protect the poor and weak. The shaolin temple is a 1982 hong kongchinese martial arts film directed by chang hsin yen and starring jet li in. Kwai chang caine was a priest at a shaolin temple, where his son peter also lived and studied. Based on a true story from shaolin folklore, but highly fictionalized. A legend of shaolin temple best kung fu chinese martial arts movies hollywood full length movie. In dengfeng, henan during the warlord era of early republican china, a warlord named. The story centers on a legend painted as a mural in one hall of the shaolin temple itself. After three months the film s investors decided they didnt like the results. Production of the shaolin temple began in 1979 with chinese opera performers from henan province. Shaolin temple has established other institutions such as the henan shaolin temple film and television company ltd. Fresh shaolin temple goes for drama over kung fu hollywood. There are some amazing martial arts going on here, done by real shaolin monks, and much of the film was done at the shaolin temple in china. A mustsee guaranteednewmoves movie never seen on any screen. Shaolin temple to shot films and tv series chinese filmmakers have shot many films and tv shows based on stories about monks of the famed shaolin temple.
A remake of the 1982 classic shaolin temple plays up drama over kung fu. The shaolin temple is a bonafide classic that all martial arts fans should seek out and enjoy. Shaolin temple is a battle between a brave brand of shaolin boxers and literally thousands of ching troops, complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. A legend of shaolin temple best kung fu chinese martial arts.
The film was among the first major coproductions between hong kong and. And chan says he asked choreographer corey yuen to imbue the flashy action sequences the. Film with some of the most powerful kung fu scenes ever shot. Shaolin temple is a film directed by hsinyan chang with jet li, lan ding, yan di hua, wang jue, year. Shaolin templestateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a navbar, a sidebar, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute.
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. Gordon liu stars as a mythical shaolin temple graduate turned roaming martial arts teacher in the 36th chamber of shaolin, classic 1978 film directed by. A man studies kung fu at the shaolin temple to fight back against the oppressive manchu government. The monks have to help him, and in the process, they save the true emperor, who rewards them greatly. Believed to have been founded in the fifth century, the shaolin temple is the main temple of the shaolin school of buddhism to this day. Most popular shaolin temple movies and tv shows imdb. Film kung fu jet li baru 2019 film terbaru 2019 film. Martial arts of shaolin dvd, 2000 at the best online prices at ebay. Were taking a look back at the films that launched lis movie career the shaolin temple series. The bbc travelled to the shaolin temple in china for episode one of its new sacred wonders series.