
The Five Venoms(1978)
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.


“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.

Sun Chien
Hsu Fong

Chiang Sheng
Chun Fei

Lu Feng
Pao Siao Tung

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
General Xu

Suen Shu-Pei
Captain Hua Shun

Lo Meng
Ho Ming Pao

Phillip Kwok Chui
Ho Yen Wu

Wai Pak
Mai Feng

Chan Shen
Master Mai Qi

Wong Ching-Ho
Master Liang
Invincible Shaolin is a action, drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of martial arts, shaolin kung fu. Directed by Chang Cheh, it stars Sun Chien, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng. 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.
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