Five Shaolin Masters
1974 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 7.3 · 49% critics
After a temple massacre, five survivors scatter and create secret signals to find allies while staying ahead of government forces. Their journey becomes a mission to regroup in the south, unite resistance fighters, and uncover the betrayal that destroyed their home.
Also known as 5 Masters of Death
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Details
- Original title
- 少林五祖
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-12-25
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (33 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like classic Shaw Brothers-style martial arts tales about loyalty, training, and resistance, especially if Invincible Shaolin or Heroes Two worked for you; Not for you if you want realism or deep drama.
Pros: clear revenge setup; nonstop martial arts action; strong brotherhood theme | Cons: thin character depth; simple story beats; dated pacing
Themes
- fistfight
- shaolin kung fu
- fighting
- martial arts training
Cast & crew
David Chiang Da-Wei
as Hu Te-Ti
Ti Lung
as Tsai Te-Chung
Alexander Fu Sheng
as Ma Chao-Hsing
Chi Kuan-Chun
as Li Shih-Kai
Mang Fei
as Fang Ta-Hung
Bryan Leung Kar-Yan
as Chien San
Fung Hak-On
as Chang Chin-Chiu
Tsai Hung
as Pao Yu-Lung, Flying Axe
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
as Ma Fu-Yi
Chiang Tao
as General Chen Wen-Yao
Directed by Chang Cheh