This third martial arts documentary (after CINEMA OF VENGEANCE and DEATH BY MISADVENTURE) from director Toby Russell of
Eastern Heroes (the magazine, which spawned a London store and a British video label) is a roundup of the genre's biggest and most influential stars. Scant on
biographical detail, it's largely a compilation of clips, many of them obscure.
Beginning with a brief overview of Chinese martial-arts history, the film moves on to profile Gordon Liu, who achieved fame portraying legendary monk San Te in MASTER KILLER (1978), and Jet Li, mainland China's wushu master and its first cinema superstar with the SHAOLIN TEMPLE series (1981-1986)...
Released:
1994
Rated:
n/a
Length:
96 mins