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Tiger Style Kung Fu Movie Tiger style kung fu movie Continue Watchmen from shaolinhong kong theater poster DirectorLau Kar-leungProjectionRun Me ShawWritten byKuang NiStarringChen Kuan-taiLi-LiWong YueLo LiehGordon LiuMusic byYung-yu ChenD Istributed by Brothers StudioCountryHong KongLanguageMandarin Executioners of Shaolin or Hung Hsi Kuan is 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film based on the life of Hung's Kuan director Lau Kar-leung. He is released as Shaolin Executioners at Hong Kong and as a death executioner in North America. The film is a multi-generational story of revenge pitting Shaolin Temple students against the historical figure of Pai Mei, founder of Pai Mei Kung Fu. Later the film was released on DVD by the Dragon Dynasty. Plot opening scan: After learning that the revolutionaries were using the Shaolin Temple as a secret, the Manchurian Count ordered priest Pai Mei and his top disciple Kao Tsin Chung, governor of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, to raid the Shaolin Temple. They surrounded the temple and set it on fire. In an attempt to save his disciples, priest Chi Shan and priest Pai Mei entered the decisive duel. The title scene is a battle between Pai Mei and Master Chi Shan with an empty red background (this type of opening is a trademark of director Lau Kar-leung). Here we get the first screen of Pai Mei's mastery of internal kung-fu techniques that allow him to add his private to his groin. After using his body's protective techniques to ward off a claw attack in the face, he traps a blow to the groin from master Zhishan and delivers his coup de grâce. Master Zhishan's vision blurs as the scene changes to a more realistic scene in the aftermath of the destruction of the temple. Pai Mei's protégé, area governor Kao Tsin-chung (Kong Do) and his army, chase fleeing ex-students Shao Lin. Tung Chin-chin's (Gordon Liu) after watching waves of other students fall into the arrows of an aspiring army, doing a heroic last stand to divert their attention. He falls into the hail of arrows, crushing the throats of soldiers he is closest. He left Hung Hsi-Kuan to lead the remaining students to safety. They join an outgoing opera group that travels from city to city in iconic red garb as anti-Qing forces front. Along the way he faces comely Ying Chun, himself a crane-style master. Together they have a son, both of whom they train. When area governor and student Pai Mei orders to destroy red junks, the couple retreat to a modest home where they raise their son (Wen-Ding) and Hong begins to master tiger-style kung fu in preparation for the tricky Pai Mei. After training for a decade, Hsi-Kuan goes face to face Pai Mei, defeating several of his henchmen before retreating from his temple fortress. Along the way, he discovers Pai Mei's weakness: he's vulnerable for one to three hours. Suspended trains with zeal on a complex life-size bronze dummy with grooves representing acupuncture meridians along its surface. Releasing the ship to the head, metal balls cascade along these grooves so that it can pull them out to teach their speed and accuracy. Still, he refuses to integrate his wife Crane's style, to his ultimate detriment. In the last act Hung again confronts Pai Mei in his temple. He uses his training to vital point striking to catch Pai Mei off-guard. But again, he gets his foot trapped in Pai Mei's groin. Pai Mei tells Hung that he moves his vulnerable point up and down at will. After incapacitated Hung, Pai Mei tells the governor to keep him alive, only for Hung to kill the governor as he comes next. Pai Mei kills him quickly, but a powerful blow. Wen-Ding returns to avenge his father's death having been forced to synthesize his father's Tiger-style with the crane style his mother taught him. Once again, he also lands a battle with Pai Mei, getting his foot trapped in Pai Mei's groin. But when Pai Mei goes to break Wen-Ding's foot, he jumps pai Mei's shoulder in piggyback style. Wen-Ding rips off Pai Mei's topknot, smashes him with a now unprotected crown in his head and, as his eyes are pressed open, blinds him with a brutal double jab in the eye. They both tumble down the steps of the temple, as the ends explain: The combination of tiger and crane style is what finally defeated Pai Mei. Reception Mark Pollard of Kung Fu Cinema calls the film an essential old-school classic, but no reviewer LoveHKFilm.com says executioners from Shaolin are following. [1] [2] References ^ Pollard, Mark (11 November 2007). Movie reviews: Watchmen from Shaolin. Kung Fu Cinema. Archived since the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved from 8 May 2008. Reviews: Hangman from Shaolin. LoveHKFilm.com. External links executioners from Shaolin to Hong Kong film performers from Shaolin on IMDb Executioners from Shaolin at AllMovie Shaken from Wikipedia list article Inclusion or exclusion of items from this list or length is disputed. Please discuss this issue on the chat page. (July 2011) Below is an incomplete list of films ordered by year's release, featuring images of martial arts. Name of the Year 1925 Orochi 1928 Red Lotus Temple 1935 G Men 1943 Dega Men 1943 Sanshiro Sugata 1943 Bataan 1944 Fighting Seabees 1945 Goal, Burma! 1945 Blood Sun 1945 Sanshiro Sugata Part II 1949 True Story Wong Fei Hung 1951 Ten Tall Men 1954 Seven Samurai 1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1957 Fantastic Tale Naruto 1957 Yagyu Secret Scrolls 1961 Yojimbo 1962 Sanjuro 1962 Zatoichi Tale 1962 Continues 1962 Harakiri 1962 Chūshingura: Hana at Maki, Yuki no Maki 1963 New Zatoichi Tale 1964 Three Outlaw Samurai 1965 Sword Beasts 1966 Come Drink with Me 1966 Sword of Doom 1966 Dragon Inn 1967 One-Armed Sword 1967 Eleven Samurai 1969 Return One armed sword 1970 Chinese Boxer 1970 Revenge 1971 Big Boss (a.k.a. Fists Fury) 1971 Billy Jack 1971 Chase (a.k.a. The Shanghai Killers) 1971 The Duel (1971 film) (a.k.a. Duel Iron Fist) 1971 One Armed Boxer 1971 A Touch of Zen 1972 Fist Fury (a.k.a. Chinese Connection) 1972 Hapkido (a.k.a. Lady Kung-fu) 1972 King Boxer (a.k.a. Lady Kung-fu) Five Death Fingers) in 1972 Dragon's Way 1973 Enter Dragon 1973 Little Tiger of Canton 1973 The Awaken Punch 1973 Fist Unicorn 1973 Karate Kiba 1974 Yellow Facing Tiger 1974 Fist Fist 1974 Black Belt Jones 1974 The Street Fighter Series 1974 Legend 7 Golden Vampires 1975 Goodbye Bruce Lee : His Last Game of Death 1975 Champion Death 1975 Karate Bearfighter 1976 Exit Dragon, Enter Tiger 1976 Bruce Lee fights back from grave 1976 New Fist Fury 1976 Shaolin Wooden Men 1976 Death 1976 Killer Meteors 1976 Dirty Ho 19 Master Flying Guillotine 1977 Dragon Lives Again 1977 Doberman Cop 1977 Killed With Intrigue 1977 Executioners from Shao 1977 Golgo 13 : Task Kowloon 1977 Invincible Armor 1977 Karate Life 1978 Circle Iron 1978 Snake & Crane Art Shaolin 1978 Magnificent Bodyguards 1978 Snake Eagle's Shadow[1] 1978 1978 36th Shaolin Palace 1978 Eastern heroes crippled the Avengers in 1978. Tiger in 1978 Way of the Dragon 2 (a.k.a. Bruce Le's Greatest Revenge) 1978 Enter the Death Game 1978 Enter Fat Dragon 1978 Drunk Master 1978 Spiritual Kung Fu 1978 Half Kung Fu 1978 Shaolin Mantis Loaf (a.k.a. Kung Fu 1978 Shaolin Mantis Deadly Mantis) 1978 Five Deadly Flairs 1978 Game of Death 1978 Shogun's Samurai 1978 Warriors Two 1979 Re-Enter Dragon 1979 Fearless Hyena 19 1979 Dragon Fist 1979 Master With Cracked Fingers (a.k.a. Snake Fist Fighter) 1979 Mad Monkey Kung Fu 1979 Mad Monkey Kung Fu 1979 Samurai 1979 Child with Golden Arm 1979 Knockabout 1979 Last Hurrah for Chivalry 1979 Magnificent Butcher 1979 One Force 1979 Mystery of Chessboxing 1979 Sleeping Fist 1979 Duel Dragon (a.k.a. From Chefs and Kung Fu) 1979 Ten Tigers from Ktung 1980 Bruce's s Fist of Vengeance 1980 Young Master 1980 Big Brawl 1980 3 Evil Masters (Master) 1980 Clan White Lotus 1980 Octagon 1981 Masked Avengers 1981 Prodigal Son 1981 Samurai Reincarnation 1981 Ninja Enter 1981 Death Game II 1981 Sword stained with royal blood 1982 Dragon Lord 1982 Squad 1982 Legendary Weapons of China 1982 Five Elements Ninjas 1982 Ninja Be Dragon's Den 1982 Raw Force 1982 1982 Temple 1983 Fearless Hyena Part II 1983 Eight Chart Pole Fighter 1983 Revenge Ninja 1983 Project A 1983 Shaolin and Wu Tang 1983 Shaolin vs. Lama 1983 Winners and Sinners 1983 Zu Warrior of Magic Mountain 1984 Opium and Kung-Fu Master 1984 Wheels on Power 1984 Karate Kid 1984 Ninja III: Domination 1985 Disciples 36th Hall 1985 American Ninja 1985 Commando 1985 Last Dragon 1985 p. Vampire 1985 Police History 1985 Yes, Ma'1 1986 Without Retreat, No Surrender 1986 Righting Wrongs (a.k.a. Above the Law) 1986 Big Trouble Little China 1986 Seventh Curse[2] 1987 American Ninja 2: 1987 Chinese Ghost Story[3] 1987 Miami Connection[4] 1988 Dragons Forever 1988 Over Law 1988 Bloodsport 1989 Best of the Best 1989 Kickboxer 1990 Hard To Kill 1991 Once Again China 1991 Showdown Of Little Tokyo 1991 Out For Justice 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1992 American Samurai 1992 Rapid Fire 1992 Shootfighter: Fighting death in 1992 Supercop (a.k.a.
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