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Five Shaolin Masters

1974 · 110 min

A grim, disciplined kung fu saga of loss and revenge, driven by intricate training and hard-hitting, old-school combat.

Overview
Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi, joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Chang Cheh
Written by
Ni Kuang
Starring
David Chiang Da-wei, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-Chun, Mang Fei, Bryan Leung Kar-yan, Fung Hak-on, Tsai Hung
Music
Frankie Chan Fan-kei
Cinematography
Kung Mu-To
Runtime
110 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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