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Executioners from Shaolin

1977 · 100 min

A patient, good-humoured kung fu saga that builds its fights like lessons, mixing family warmth with the sting of revenge.

Overview
After the destruction of the Temple, a Shaolin disciple devotes years to mastering the Tiger style in order to defeat the martial arts master who killed his teacher. His wife, a Crane style specialist, has a feeling one style won't be enough.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • trauma
  • identity
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Lau Kar-leung
Written by
Ni Kuang
Starring
Lo Lieh, Lee Hoi-Sang, Chen Kuan-tai, Cheng Kang-Yeh, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Chiang Tao, John Cheung Ng-Long, Tin Ching
Music
Frankie Chan Fan-kei
Cinematography
Law Wan-Shing
Runtime
100 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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