Martial Arts Of Shaolin - Intro
Grady Hendrix Selects
•
4m 15s
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
The last movie Shaw Bros Studios ever shot, this one pairs their ace director, Lau Kar-leung, with a new sensation from Mainland China, Jet Li, and the results are epic. A masterpiece of mutually assured martial arts destruction.
Up Next in Grady Hendrix Selects
-
Martial Arts of Shaolin (Mandarin ver...
1986 • Hong Kong • Directed by Lau Kar-leung
In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.
-
Mighty Peking Man
1977 • Hong Kong • Directed by Meng-Hua Ho
When Hollywood announced a big-budget remake of King Kong, Shaw Brothers followed suit with perhaps the most unhinged giant monster movie ever made: Mighty Peking Man. Fresh off directing the smash hit Black Magic horror series for Shaw, director Ho Men...