Shaolin Temple
6.8
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.
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3 films
Cast
26 people
Jet Li
Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Known for
The Expendables
Hero
Yu Hai
Master Tan Chuang
Known for
Man of Tai Chi
Tai-Chi Master
Yu Chenghui
General Wang Ren Ze
Known for
The Legend of Bruce Lee
The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
Ding Lan
Bai Wuxia (Wu Sha)
Also in
Legend of the Eight Immortals
Revengence Superlady
Hu Jian-Qiang
Wu Kong
Also in
Drunken Master III
Shogun's Shadow
Sun Jiankui
Se Kong (Shih Kung)
Known for
Legend of the Red Dragon
Tai-Chi Master
Liu Huai-Liang
Liao Kong
Also in
Yellow River Fighter
Ji Chunhua
Chain Gang Guard Tu Ying
Known for
Red Sorghum
Legend of the Red Dragon
Zhang Jianwen
Abbot Fang Zhang
Also in
Deadend of Besiegers
Yan Di-Hua
Abbot Seng Zhi
Also in
The Guns Are Handed Down
Wong Kwong-Kuen
Li Shi Min
Also in
Bloody Morning
Du Chuan-Yang
Wei Kong
No other roles listed
Cheung Sing-Yim Director · Sit Hau Screenplay Lo Siu-Cheung Screenplay
Worldwide gross $16M · First release January 21, 1982 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$16,157,801
Production
Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co.
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
少林寺
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · January 21, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
February 1, 1982 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival (4K Restored Version)
Colombia
March 8, 1984 · Theatrical
France
July 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
July 7, 1994 · TV · ZDF
Japan
November 3, 1982 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 30, 1982 · Theatrical · Davao
Portugal
May 25, 1984 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
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