A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father’s death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master’s daughter, a shepherdess. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.0/10 | |
Released: | January 21, 1982 | |
Runtime: | 95 min | |
Genres: | Action Drama | |
AKA: | Shao Lin si | |
Countries: | China Hong Kong | |
Companies: | Chung Yuen Motion Picture Company Towa Productions Zhongyuan Film Shaw Brothers | |
Cast: | Jet Li Lan Ding Chenghui Yu Hai Yu | |
Crew: | Hau Sit Shau-Chang Lu Hsin-Yen Chang | |
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