Hero of Shaolin (1984) Terracotta's Classic Kung Fu Collection 1st Title

[Ronin]

UK DVD coming from Terracotta Distribution on November 10th, 2014:

Film Smash Post

Looks like a widescreen transfer with English audio.

[Drunken Monk]

I've been holding off on buying this for a while. I'll definitely be picking up this version. Thanks for the link.

[David Rees]

Should get my review copy soon, surprised there is no original Mandarin / Cantonese track.

[Ronin]

Should get my review copy soon, surprised there is no original Mandarin / Cantonese track.

Cool, please let us know how it is once you've taken a look at it.

[andy338]

Will they be releasing any more classic kung fu movies?

[sifu iron perm]

UK DVD coming from Terracotta Distribution on November 10th, 2014:

Film Smash Post

Looks like a widescreen transfer with English audio.

i bought this from the fan forum site a few yrs ago..lovely movie, definitely buying this!

[Drunken Monk]

Twitch has the trailer...

http://twitchfilm.com/2014/10/terracotta-launch-their-classic-kung-fu-label-with-hero-of-shaolin-watch-the-trailer-now.html

[Ronin]

Interesting wording in that article, "launch their new Classic Kung Fu Collection." Hope that means there are more good films to follow!

[Tigerstyles]

great news some new releases in the UK get them on Blu Ray for a change!

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Nice picture. I've never ordered overseas before but this is tempting.

[DragonClaws]

It's about time we got some new releases in the U.K. This one's going on my to buy list:smile:.

[sifu iron perm]

Terracotta held a special screening in london (kung fu bar) last night, did anyone attend?

[peringaten]

Yeah, I went, was much good fun, print's real nice. The film is pretty crappy, imo; that night scene in the brightest daylight is about as retarded as any filmmaking ever got, but the acrobatics & whatnot are next level. In fact there's soooooo much of it, it's almost easy to take for granted the feats they are pulling off. Good stuff. Pimpshuei bar very good.

[One Armed Boxer]

I got through watching the Terracotta release of this one recently, and thought the movie was a great time. It has to be said that for a 1984 Taiwanese kung-fu movie, the print is amazing and looks like it was filmed yesterday. Terracotta themselves said they didn't do any remastering, it was simply the print they were given, so whichever storage facility it came out of, here's hoping they get someone to have a rummage around it to see if there's any other kung-fu to be found!

The movie itself is everything you'd expect from an 80's Robert Tai choreographed flick starring Alexander Lo Rei. There's so many fights that you lose track, and everyone of them is filled with very crisp and fluid choreography, usually incorporating Tai's trademark acrobatics. In Tai's 80's output nobody takes steps during a fight scene, if you need to move even a short distance it has to be done either by multiple acrobatic somersaults and flips, or nothing at all.

The power hits are also entertaining to watch, as while during the fights themselves there's hardly any wire assistance at all for the moves being performed, for any recipients on the end of a high impact punch or kick, you can expect to see them flying several feet into the distance. It all adds to the movies entertainment value, which along with the classic dub, that contains a favorable amount of "but still" and "you must want do die" lines, 'Hero of Shaolin' is definitely a strong first release for the label. Here's hoping they keep them coming.

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

Ninja Vs Shaolin Guards (1984) who is the woman actress?

She was the eunuchs female henchman.

GD Y-Y

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

I also watched most of this again a few nights ago.

So WHO is the eunuchs female henchman?

Robert Tai's body of work:

Filmography (1971-1998)

Action Director (25 films)

The Brave Archer (1977)

The Naval Commandos (1977)

Chinatown Kid (1977)

Crippled Avengers (1978)

The Brave Archer Part II (1978)

Invincible Shaolin (1978)

The Five Venoms (1978)

Ten Tigers of Kwantung (1979)

Incredible Kung Fu Mission (1979)

The Daredevils (1979)

Shaolin Rescuers (1979)

The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)

Heaven and Hell (1980)

Devil Killer (1980)

The Shaolin Heroes (1980)

The Thundering Mantis (1980)

Northern Kicks, Southern Fists (1981)

Calamity of Snakes (1983)

A Fist Full of Talons (1983)

Ninja Vs Shaolin Guards (1984)

Five Fighters from Shaolin (1984)

Mafia vs. Ninja (1985)

Death Cage (1989)

Legend of the Drunken Tiger (1991)

Trinity Goes East (1998)

Director (8 films)

Devil Killer (1980)

Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu (1981)

Shaolin Vs. Ninja (1983)

Mafia vs. Ninja (1985)

Ninja - The Final Duel (1986)

Death Cage (1989)

Fist of Legend 2: Iron Bodyguards (1996)

Trinity Goes East (1998)

Actor (51 films)

The Fast Sword (1971) ... [Extra]

The Invincible Eight (1971) ... [Extra]

The Ghost Hill (1971) ... [Extra]

Avengers (1973) ... Casino guard

Fury in Storm (1974) ... [Extra]

Bruce Lee - A Dragon Story (1974) ... Film extra

Crazy Acrobat (1974) ... Servant

Duel at Forest (1974) ... Thug

The Guy!! The Guy!! (1974) ... [Extra]

The Crazy Guy (1975) ... Fighter

The Female Chivalry (1975) ... Robber [uncredited]

Heroine (1975) ... Thug

Marco Polo (1975) ... Mongolian soldier [extra]

Judicial Sword (1975)

The Condemned (1976) ... One of Sheng's men

Traitorous (1976) ... [Extra]

The Shaolin Avengers (1976) ... [Extra]

New Fist of Fury (1976) ... Kui's thug

Shaolin Temple (1976) ... Qing fighter w. 2 swords in black

The Ming Patriots (1976) ... [Extra]/[stunt]

One-armed Boxer vs. the Flying Guillotine (1976)

Seven Man Army (1976) ... Japanese soldier/Mongolian mercenary

New Shaolin Boxers (1976) ... Gang member

Shaolin Monk (1977) ... Taoist's thug

Lantern Festival Adventure (1977)

Magnificent Wanderers (1977) ... Mongol guard

The Brave Archer (1977) ... [Extra]

Chinese Connection 2 (1977)

Chinatown Kid (1977) ... Green Dragon thug

Killer from Above (1977) ... Chain-blade fighter [uncred]

The Naval Commandos (1977) ... Japanese Naval soldier

The Cavalier (1978) ... 1st contestant [uncred]

The Brave Archer Part II (1978) ... Tsuen Jen Taoist Lam Chue Yuan

The Lady Constables (1978)

Incredible Kung Fu Mission (1979) ... Lu Ping

The Thundering Mantis (1980) ... Jade Horse Gang thug

Heaven and Hell (1980) ... Heaven soldier

Devil Killer (1980)

The Shaolin Heroes (1980) ... [Extra]

Northern Kicks, Southern Fists (1981) ... Chu Pai Tien

Deadly Duo (1981)

Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu (1981) ... [Extra]

The Alliance of Hung Sect (1982)

Evil Hits Evil (1983)

The Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983)

Shaolin Vs. Ninja (1983)

Ninja Vs Shaolin Guards (1984)

Mafia vs. Ninja (1985) ... Henchman

Ninja - The Final Duel (1986) ... Monk

Ninja, the Battalion (1987) ... [THE ALLIANCE... footage]

Trinity Goes East (1998) ... Abbot

Writer (2 films)

Death Cage (1989)

Legend of the Drunken Tiger (1991)

GD Y-Y