Two Champions of Shaolin

Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)

少林與武當

Shaolin warrior Tung Chien-chen is injured in battle against the hated Wu Tang clan, and nursed back to health by a knife-throwing master. As he recovers, Tung learns this deadly art, and also falls in love with his teacher's daughter. But when a Wu Tang attack disrupts the young lovers' wedding, Tung must put his new skill to use as he seeks revenge.

Date of release
1980-04-12
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Chang Cheh

Casting

Interesting facts

2 Champions of Shaolin is a 1980 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh. Starring the Venom Mob, it continues the then-popular theme of feuds between Shaolin and the Wu-Tang Clan.

Trivia

The film was digitally manipulated by Joseph Kahn for the Chemical Brothers' music video "Get Yourself High".

Actors Philip Kwok and Lu Feng had a dispute as to who was to be the main action choreographer for the film, resulting in Chang Cheh subsequently dropping Lu from Ode to Gallantry, which starred Kwok as the lead protagonist.

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