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Availability: On Order - This item is temporarily out of stock, and will ship as soon as we receive more (usually within 1-2 weeks). You may cancel or check on backordered item(s) at any time via your account. AKA: 36th Chamber Of Shaolin || Master Killer || Kung Fu Outrage Director: Lui Chia Liang (Lau Kar-Leung) Producer: Sir Run Run Shaw  ||  Mona Fong (Yat Wa)  ||  Huang Chia-His Choreography: Lui Chia Liang (Lau Kar-Leung)  ||  Wilson Tong Wai-Shing Released: 1978 [Hong Kong] Genre: Martial Arts     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Collections:  Celestial Shaw Bros. Series Keywords:  Ching Dynasty || Monk / Monastery || Religion / Religious || Revenge || Revolution / Revolutionary || Shaw Brothers || Swordplay/Sword(s) || Wu Shu / Kung Fu

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Shaolin Kung Fu Master Collection [8-Disc Set]

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HKFlix Says:	This film starts off a little slow, but after it gets started, hold on! This is simply a MUST-SEE for any martial arts fan, incredibly entertaining and informative! This film gets our highest praises.
Avg. Rating:	4.5 / 5 (based on 58 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Gordon Liu seeks refuge at the infamous Shaolin Temple after the Manchus kill off his family. Starting at the bottom cleaning the temple, he progresses through all of the 35 chambers of martial arts training, eventually mastering them all...and how!
Overview:	Revered Hong Kong director Chia Liang Liu (AKA Kar Leung Lau) and martial artist Gordon Liu are half brothers, who worked together on several Shaw Brothers' classics. Chia Liang Liu cast Gordon as the lead in the 1978 epic, SHAO LIN SAN SHIH LIU FANG, which translates roughly to THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN. This phenomenal Shaw Bros. film was even a bigger hit than FIVE DEADLY VENOMS, and is a reference point for the hundreds of martial arts film that followed. You notice how nearly every martial arts film (American ones included) include a sequence about a student learning the martial arts through a rigorous training regimen? Well, all those movies can be traced back to this classic. In 1979, A distribution company called World Northal released the film in America as MASTER KILLER. Crash Cinema took it one step further and released it as SHAOLIN MASTER KILLER for the widescreen DVD release. Chia Lang Lui's inspired direction makes SHAOLIN MASTER KILLER truly special. He imbues the film with a sense of realism not normally associated with the genre. For instance, most plots of these films are revenge motivated. The lead character usually learns Kung Fu in a very short time and then searches out the evil opponent who killed their parent/sibling/spouse/children, etc. Though San Te eventually gets his revenge, he is motivated by his desire to bring Shaolin Kung Fu to the common man. Chia Lang Lui takes his time and films the training sequences in a convincing manner. Gordon Liu is a genuinely good actor on top of being a great martial artist. His performance does not get lost in the translation. His character is overcome by despair, anger, and sadness and you can see it clearly in his eyes and facial expressions. Liu evokes laughter from the audience one minute, then uplifts them the next. Lo Lieh plays his usual evil character, this time Manchu enforcer Lo Tang. Except for the beginning of SHAOLIN MASTER KILLER, where action fans may become restless, Liu Chia Liang produces one engrossing period film that is far more than just a Kung Fu movie. Overview Courtesy Of Brian Cleary at DVDCult.com.
Cast:	Gordon Liu Chia-Hui  ||  Wong Yu  ||  Henry Yu Yung  ||  John Cheung Ng-Long  ||  Lee Hoi-Sang  ||  Norman Chu Siu-Keung  ||  Shum Lo  ||  Wai Wang  ||  Wilson Tong Wai-Shing  ||  Lo Lieh  ||  Lau Kar-Wing  ||  Wong Ching-Ho  ||  Simon Yuen Siu-Tin  ||  Peter Chan Lung  ||  Hsiao Ho  ||  Austin Wai Tin-Chi  ||  Billy Chan Wui-Ngai (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	111 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Cantonese Mandarin
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Bahasa (Malaysian), Bahasa (Indonesian)
Distributor:	Intercontinental Video Limited (IVL)  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	IIB - "Adult Material; Parental Guidance Recommended" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "R") Films rated Category IIB contain large amounts of violence and/or nudity and sexual situations in addition to possible explicit language and adult situations.
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Featurette with new Gordon Liu Interview (16 mins.) Behind The Scenes Trailers Color Stills Original Poster Production Notes Cast/Crew Info.