Five Shaolin Masters

Five Shaolin Masters

110 mins | Drama, Action | Dec. 25, 1974

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, 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.

Five Shaolin Masters

110 mins | Drama, Action | Dec. 25, 1974

Five Shaolin Masters
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, 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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Shaw Brothers, Chang's Film Company
Original title 少林五祖
Directors Wu Yueh-ling, Chang Cheh
Writers Ni Kuang

Cast

David Chiang Da-Wei

as Hu Te-Ti

Ti Lung

as Tsai Te-Chung

Alexander Fu Sheng

as Ma Chao-Hsing

Chi Kuan-Chun

as Li Shih-Kai

Mang Fei

as Fang Ta-Hung

Leung Kar-yan

as Chien San

Fung Hak-On

as Chang Chin-Chiu

Tsai Hung

as Pao Yu-Lung, Flying Axe

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

as Ma Fu-Yi

Chiang Tao

as General Chen Wen-Yao

Li Chen-Piao

as Kao Fung, Iron Face

Gordon Liu Chia-hui

as Chang Yun (cameo)

Lo Dik

as Ma Chin-Yung

Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

as Patriot Killed by Chang Chin Chiu

Stephan Yip Tin-Hang

as Patriot Messenger

Lam Fai-Wong

as Manchu soldier

Forest Chan Dik-Hak

as Iron Face's Underboss #2

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

as Iron Face's Underboss #1

Teng Chiang-Mei

as General Chen's Twin Bodyguard

Teng Chiang-Ying

as General Chen's Twin Bodyguard

Tang Tak-Cheung

as Patriot Helping Ma Chao Hsing

Chik Ngai-Hung

as Patriot at Tea Stall

Lau Kar-Wing

as Patriot Liu

Wong Shu-Tong

as Patriot

Huang Ha

as Patriot

Chui Fat

as Patriot

Ma Chin-Ku

as Patriot

Eric Tsang

as Patriot

Sun Jung-Chi

as Shaolin Student Killed by Twin

Yu Sung-Chao

as Torture Chamber Guard

Li Chiang

as Manchu Fighter at Tea Stall

Weng Hsiao-Hu

as Manchu Fighter at Tea Stall

Chin Wan-Che

as Manchu Soldier

Kwan Hung

as Manchu Soldier

Chen Chin-Hai

as Manchu Soldier

Law Keung

as Manchu Soldier

Ying Kei

as Manchu Soldier

Ho Bo-Sing

as Manchu Soldier

Ko Chang-Sheng

as Manchu Archer

Tai Liang

as Restaurant Boss

Chu Kai

as Patriot

Yi Kuei Chang

as (extra)

Hsiao Huang-Long

as (extra)

Tsui Li

as (extra)

Chang Shao-Chun

as (extra)

Shen-lin Chen

as (extra)

Jack Long Shi-Chia

as (extra)

Ho Wei-Hsiung

as (extra)