Five Shaolin Masters (1974)

Original title

少林五祖

Directed by

Chang Cheh

Genre

drama film, action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

18

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five surviving Shaolin monks train to master their own fighting styles and seek revenge against the Qing forces that destroyed their temple. Each monk uses a different weapon and skill to take on a corrupt general and his army.

high-energyintenserighteousfast-paceddeterminedexplosiveearnestvisceralpurposeful

What happens

Five Shaolin Masters (Chinese: 少林五祖), a.k.a. 5 Masters of Death, is a 1974 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung and Lau Kar Wing. The film focuses on Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty. A pseudo-prequel, Shaolin Temple, was released in 1976. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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