Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)

Original title

少林木人巷

Directed by

Chi-Hwa Chen

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 144 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mute young man trains at a Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. He must face a gauntlet of wooden training dummies and fight a powerful enemy.

action-packedlight-heartedfast-pacedgrittytraining-focusedold-schoolunderdogrevenge-driven

What happens

Shaolin Wooden Men (Chinese: 少林木人巷) (Shao Lin mu ren xiang) is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chen Chi-hwa, written by Gam Yam, and produced by Lo Wei. The film stars Jackie Chan, with a supporting cast of Doris Lung Chun-erh, Chiang Kam, Kam Kong, and Yuen Biao. It was made at Lo Wei's studio at Golden Harvest, during the post-Bruce Lee era. The film was also released internationally under several alternative titles, including: "36 Wooden Men" "Shaolin Chamber of Death" (initial UK releases) "Shaolin Wooden Men - Young Tiger's Revenge" (USA) "Wooden Man" (Germany) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Blazing Temple (1976)
• Shaolin Traitorous (1976)
• Shaolin Temple (1976)
• The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
• Hand of Death (1976)
• Challenge of the Masters (1976)
• Killer Meteors (1976)
• Killer Clans (1976)