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The Shanghai 13 (1984)

August 19, 2021 Brett Summers

The Shanghai 13 is from Chang Cheh (Five Deadly Venoms, One Armed Swordsman), and...

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Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)

August 15, 2015 Brett Summers

In Two Champions of Shaolin two young warriors from the rebel Shaolin Clan are...

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Invincible Shaolin (1978)

August 14, 2015 Brett Summers

Invincible Shaolin is the second proper Venoms movie, following on from Five Venoms.  Legendary...

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Five Venoms (1978)

August 13, 2015 Brett Summers

Viewed by many as the greatest martial arts film of all time, Five Venoms...

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All Men are Brothers (1973)

August 12, 2015 Brett Summers

All Men Are Brothers, also known as Seven Soldiers of Kung Fu, is based...

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The Water Margin (1972)

August 11, 2015 Brett Summers

“The Iron Triangle” of Chang Cheh, David Chiang, and Ti Lung return in an...

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The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)

August 9, 2015 Brett Summers

When his father is killed, Li Yueh (Jimmy Wang Yu) vows revenge on the...

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The Magnificent Trio (1966)

August 8, 2015 Brett Summers

Set in the Ming Dynasty, the film opens with a young man Lu Fang...

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The Deadly Duo (1971)

August 5, 2015 Brett Summers

“The Iron Triangle” of Chang Cheh, Ti Lung and David Chang once again bring...

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Heroes Two (1973)

August 4, 2015 Brett Summers

Heroes Two began the cycle of films that featured Shaolin Monks – opening with the...

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The Heroic Ones (1970)

August 3, 2015 Brett Summers

Honk Kong cinema was on fire in the 1970’s, and kung-fu films were the...

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Preview: The Shanghai 13

January 14, 2015 Brett Summers

On February 9th, Terracotta Distribution will release the 1984 all-star Hong Kong extravaganza The...