Shaolin Temple (1982)

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The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.

• Released: 1982-01-21
• Genres: Action
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 147 votes

Directed by Cheung Sing-Yim.

Top cast

• Jet Li as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
• Yu Hai as Master Tan Chuang
• Yu Chenghui as General Wang Ren Ze
• Ding Lan as Bai Wuxia (Wu Sha)
• Hu Jian-Qiang as Wu Kong
• Sun Jiankui as Se Kong (Shih Kung)
• Liu Huai-Liang as Liao Kong
• Ji Chunhua as Chain Gang Guard Tu Ying
• Zhang Jianwen as Abbot Fang Zhang
• Yan Di-Hua as Abbot Seng Zhi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Shaolin Temple

• United States: stream on IndieFlix, Eternal Family; watch free on Kanopy, Darkroom, YouTube Free, Mometu; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

Movies like Shaolin Temple

If you enjoyed Shaolin Temple, these movies have a similar feel:

• Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
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• Dragon Fist (1979)
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