MARTIAL ARTS OF SHAOLIN (1986)

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Credited cast:

Jet Li .... Zhi Ming
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Qingfu Pan
Hu Jian Qiang
Chau-Yin Wong .... Si Ma Yan
Cheng-Hui Yu .... He Sao
Hai Yu .... Sifu

not to be confused with Chang Cheh's SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTS or SHAOLIN TEMPLE, this is one of Jet's best movies. made when he was in his mid-20s, the fight scenes are outstanding. no surprise, since he was being directed by Lau Ka Leung, of Shaw Brother's fame. the wushu in this one actually looks like a martial art instead of a gymnastics routine (phenominal tho it normally looks).

the story? Jet is a Shaolin monk who leaves to get revenge on the man who murdered his parents. he meets up with two South Shaolin lay students who are on a quest to do the same, to the same man.

yeah, nothing original, but the scenery- filmed in Mainland China, there's even a fight scene at the Great Wall! it's gorgeously shot outside most of the time.