Shaolin Temple (1982) Chinese Movie Information
Title in Chinese – 少林寺
Title in Pinyin – Shao Lin Si
Genre – Action Kung fu
Subject/theme – A son learns Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple to avenge the death of his father
Language – Mandarin
Region – Hong Kong, China
Release date
Hong Kong – 21 January 1982
China – 1982
Portugal – 25 May 1984
France – 25 May 1990
Movie running time – 95 minutes
Director – Chang Hsin-yen
Cast & Role Played
Jet Li – Chieh Yuan, student of Shaolin
Lan Ding – Bai, daughter of a Shaolin teacher
Yan Di Hua – Lan Ding
Story
Chieh and his father are conscripted as labourers by a warlord Wang and Chieh’s father is killed by one of the warlord’s guards. Chieh flees to the nearby Shaolin Temple where learns Kung Fu and plans to avenge his father.
After a failed attempt to kill Wang, Chieh and the Shaolin temple are drawn into a war between warlord Wang and Warlord Li who would later found the Tang Dynasty. The Shaolin temple ends up on the side of Li but are attached by Wang’s army and with no help in sight, they must fight for their own survival.