Executioners From Shaolin
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Executioners From Shaolin (1977, HK) is a Martial Arts film directed by Lau Kar Leung. Followed by Fists of the White Lotus.
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The Tarantino Connection
In Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" Pai Mei appears and trains The Bride in kung fu.
In Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" Pai Mei appears and trains The Bride in kung fu.
Main Details
- Released in 1977
- Color
- Running Time: 98 Min.
- Production Co: Shaw Brothers
- Distribution Co: New World Pictures (1982) (USA) (dubbed)
- Directed by Lau Kar Leung
- Written by Kuang Ni
- Starring Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li, Yue Wong
- Produced by Runme Shaw
Plot Summary
- A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.
Also Known As
- Executioners of Death (USA) (dubbed version)
- Hung Hei Kwun (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
- Msciciele z klasztoru Shao Lin (Poland)
- Shaolin Executioners (International) (video title) (English title)