Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

Original title

南北少林

Directed by

Lau Kar-leung

Genre

action film, martial arts film, historical film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

TP

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphan trains at the Northern Shaolin school and later infiltrates a birthday party to avenge his family. At the same event, a female martial artist plans to assassinate the same target.

energeticlight-heartedplayfulfast-pacedthematicaction-packedhistoriccomedic

What happens

Martial Arts of Shaolin (Chinese: 南北少林, lit. "Southern and Northern Shaolin"), also known as Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin, is a 1986 action comedy-themed martial arts film. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is notable for being the only collaboration between film director Lau Kar-leung and actor Jet Li. It was later released on Region 1 DVD by The Weinstein Company under the Dragon Dynasty imprint. In the film, an orphaned boy is trained as both a monk and a fighter Northern Shaolin school. He eventually seizes an opportunity to seek revenge against the man who killed his family, choosing to infiltrate his enemy's birthday celebration. Meanwhile, a female martial artist orchestrates an assassination attempt at the same birthday celebration. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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