5 Masters of Death

– Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Templ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
1974
Original Name:
少林五祖
5 Masters of Death (1974) - Also known as 少林五祖

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 (the traitor, played by Wang Lung Wei), 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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5 Masters of Death (1974) - Trailer

Language:

Mandarin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Cheh Chang

Writer:

Kuang Ni (screenplay)

Main Actors:

David Chiang, Lung Ti, Sheng Fu, Kuan-Chun Chi

Plot:

The story is simple (Shaolin vs. Manchu traitors), but the effect was anything but, as the screen's most charismatic action actors team with a legendary director and revered choreographers (Liu Chia-liang and brother Liu Chia-yung) for scenes of unparalleled power.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Celestial Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10