Shaolin and Wu Tang

Infobox Film | name = Shaolin and Wu Tang


caption = Region 1 DVD cover
director = Chia Liang Liu
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starring = Idy Chan
Shen Chan
Adam Cheng
Hoi-Shan Kwan
Hoi San Lee
Chia Hui Liu
Elvis Tsui
Lung Wei Wang
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released = 1981
runtime = 115 min.
language = Cantonese
Mandarin
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imdb_id = 0083062

"Shaolin and Wu Tang" (Chinese title: "Shao Lin yu Wu Dang" [simplified 少林与武当, traditional 少林與武當] ) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lau Kar Leung. The film is about the rivalry between the martial arts schools Shaolin and Wudangquan. It is also called "Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang" in the Master Killer Collection.

The film inspired the name of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan, who used several audio samples from the film in their 1993 debut album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)".

Plot Summary

Master Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword fighting, running schools in the same city. Their top students, Chao Fung-wu (Adam Cheng), and Hung Jun-kit (Gordon Liu), are actually close friends, with Jun-kit's sister, Yan-ling, having a crush on Fung-wu. After observing the two students fighting at a brothel, two of the local Qing Lord's (Lung Wei Wang) soldiers report the power of the styles to him. The Lord determines that the two styles are dangerous, and he must master both.

After poisoning Master Law, and having Yan-ling killed, the Qing Lord is able to learn both Wudang 8 Divine Sword style and Shaolin Chin kang fist from a spy. Fung-wu and Jun-kit both return to their respective temples for training, as a priest and monk, respectively. Jun-kit hopes to revenge his sister's death, and Fung-wu also wants to avenge his master's death.

The Qing Lord has since learned both the styles, but because he did not learn either from a master, his grasp on both styles is not perfect. To overcome this deficiency, he decides to have the Wudang and Shaolin destroy each other, so he may be the only master of both styles. To do this, he stages a martial arts contest between the two temples, hoping to appeal to the traditional rivalry between the Shaolin and the Wudang. Jun-kit (now called Tat-chi), and Fung-wu (now called Ming-kai), are selected by their respective temples as the representatives.

The Qing Lord, in his impatience to see both Wudang and Shaolin destroyed, admits his true motives, and his role in Yan-ling and Master Law's deaths, Tat-chi and Ming-kai must then combine Shaolin Chin kang fist and Wudang 8 Divine Sword style to defeat him.

Notes

Although in many regions it is claimed that Gordon Liu directed this film, it was actually directed by Lau Kar Leung.

External links

*imdb title|0083062