Hong Kong Synopsis
南少林與北少林
“Expert in the fine art of killing.”
Three North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to challenge the current South Shaolin teachers. They defeat the South Shaolin teachers and, that night, the head general kills the South Shaolin teachers and blames their death on the North Shaolin teachers. The South Shaolin master sends more of his pupils, who are killed accidentally by the North Shaolin teachers. He finally sends two more of his students to train with old masters and trains one student himself with the goal of finally defeating the North Shaolin experts.
The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window
56 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Invincible Shaolin sits at position #34.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Invincible Shaolin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Invincible Shaolin premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #427 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #283 of 516 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | November 19, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0077973 |