1982 · action · martial-arts
Shaolin Temple (1982)
Directed by Cheung Sing-Yim1h 40m1982
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.
Our read: Shaolin Temple (1982) (1982) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · martial-arts entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, extreme action / martial-arts, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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