The Master (1980 film)

3 Evil Masters is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Lu Chin Ku, starring Chen Kuan Tai.

Plot

Jin Tien-yun (Chen Kuan Tai) is looking for the 3 Evils led by Yan Qing-wang (Wang Lung Wei) in a restaurant, as he despises their “killing and raping”. Tien-yun stands his ground until he is caught of guard by a knife wound from the restaurant owner forcing him to escape from getting killed. Chiang Lin is the student of Shi Chen-chung (Lau Hok Nin) and is often abused by his teacher and his fellow brothers particularly two played by Ai Fei and Chan Lau, with his only friends being Shi’s daughter (Wen Hsueh Erh) and his eldest pupil (Wu Hang Sheng). After Lin goes home for the night, the injured Tien-yun stumbles into his home. Lin nurses him back to health and Tien-yun teaches him his special kung fu despite Lin already having a (poor) teacher. Lin ends up besting his teacher in a friendly spar using the kung fu that Tien-yun taught him, causing his teacher to try to injure Lin. Tien-yun arrives to help Lin and beats his teacher but is re-injured when he is hit in the partially healed area. Tien-yun escapes but is ambushed by the 3 Evils and is killed. Teacher Shi and the local kung fu men hear about the 3 Evils and decide to take them out as soon as possible, Lin decides to spy on the evils posing as a girl in a brothel and steals money from them, Lin is caught by the local kung fu men and is expelled from the school and not knowing Tien-yun is dead. With Tien-yun out of the way and Lin expelled the 3 Evils attack the school using it for their headquarters and kill everyone except Shi, his daughter and the two worthless students who heckled Lin daily. Months later, Lin, perfecting his kung fu and working in a restaurant overhears a conversation about Tien-yun being killed and the 3 Evils taking over the school. He returns to the school and gains the forgiveness of his now subservient teacher and remaining brothers, 1 by 1 he ambushes each of the 3 Evils at separate location to avenge Tien-yun’s death and free the school.

Cast

*Chen Kuan Tai – Jin Tien-yun
*Chiang Lin – Student
*Wang Lung Wei – Yan Qing-wang
*Eddy Ko – Ko Han
*Lau Hok Nin – Shi Chen-chung
*Yuen Tak – Gao Jian
*Chan Lau – 2nd brother
*Ai Fei – 1st brother
*Wen Hsueh Erh – Shi’s daughter

External links

* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303590/