The Eight Masters
6.2
Shiao Chieh is left to a monastery when his family is killed, and grows up to be an incredible martial artist. He passes a gruelling and weird series of tests, most of which consist of being whacked by bronzemen, and goes out into the material world. He returns to live with his blind mother and his cousin, Ming Chu, who keeps being visited by an older dark stranger. Shiao Chien soon discovers Ming Chu is not really his cousin, but the niece of a man whose earnest wish is to see him die.
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Cast
21 people
Carter Huang Chia-Ta
Chu Shiao Chieh
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Hapkido
Chia Ling
Liu Lin Fung
Also in
The Shaolin Invincibles
The Ming Patriots
Joseph Kuo
Ming Chien Hsu
Fei Lung Huang
Doris Lung Chun-Erh
Ming Chu
Known for
Shaolin Wooden Men
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Chun-Erh Lung
Ming-chu
Liu Ping
One of the Eight Masters
Known for
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
New Fist of Fury
Huang Fei-Long
To Lung
Also in
Deadly Strike
Tornado of Chu-chiang
Ling Chia
Female master
Wong Hoi
Liu Lin-Fung's assistant
Also in
The 7 Grandmasters
The Shaolin Invincibles
Shu-Tsai Chang
Blind woman
Joseph Kuo Director
First release December 31, 1976 · Produced in Taiwan · Production Hong Hwa International Films
Production
Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd.
Production
Hong Hwa International Films
Production
Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
八大門派
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · December 31, 1976
Theatrical
Taiwan · January 1, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
August 3, 1979 · Theatrical
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