
Five Shaolin Masters
Directed by Chang Cheh
Produced by Chang's Film Company, Shaw Brothers
A martial arts action-drama centered on Shaolin survivors organizing resistance against imperial forces while navigating betrayal and loss.
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.
Questions people ask
Is Five Shaolin Masters violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Five Shaolin Masters scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Five Shaolin Masters easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Five Shaolin Masters sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Five Shaolin Masters end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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