The Master (1980)

Original title

背叛師門

Directed by

Lu Chin-ku

Genre

martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three villains with fighting gimmicks take over a kung fu academy and defeat the master. A young student helps the master recover and learns secret techniques to reclaim the school.

energeticplayfullightheartedfast-pacedunderdogdeterminedcomedic

What happens

The Master (known previously in the United States as 3 Evil Masters) is a 1980 martial arts film produced in Hong Kong. It was directed by Lu Chin Ku and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. While The Master was Lu's attempt at kung fu comedy similar to Jackie Chan movies of the time, he continued on to create films with a more fantastical flair. In the story, the three antagonists, each with a certain fight gimmick, defeat Jin Tuan-Yun and take over his kung fu academy. A young student, Gao Jian, nurses Jin back to health, and in return is taught a variety of secret martial art techniques in order to win back the school. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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