Five Shaolin Masters sits in the top 5% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #42 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
少林五祖
Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi, joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.
The 1973–1975 Hong Kong Window
24 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Five Shaolin Masters sits at position #3.
#1Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
★ 9.0 · 1973
#2The Golden Lotus
★ 8.0 · 1974
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#3Five Shaolin Masters
★ 7.5 · 1974
#4The Man from Hong Kong
★ 6.9 · 1975
#5The Flying Guillotine
★ 6.7 · 1975
#6The Fate of Lee Khan
★ 6.6 · 1973
#7Disciples of Shaolin
★ 6.6 · 1975
#8All Men Are Brothers
★ 6.6 · 1975
Other Titles From Chang's Film Company
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Five Shaolin Masters premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #42 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (95th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #18 of 516 (top 3%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Chang's Film Company, Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | December 25, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0072991 |