In this, undisputed 2 delivers thanks to its dual stars, michael jai white and scott adkins. Ninja like all japanese warriors trained with their sword till it was a part of them. If theres any flaw in this film, its in the final battle on outdoor locations between gordon liu and yasuaki kurata which relies too much on ninja gimmicks smoke bombs, rope tricks, acrobatic leaps, flying darts and. Portlands only movie times calendar, from portland mercury. A wealthy shaolin monastery must defend against japanese aggression in the form of cunning ninjas.
Shaolin monks use law to fight ninja slur telegraph. Liu chia hui,,, official content from vista home video movie. Ninja yasuaki kurata norman chu siukeung lo lieh 1981 after her father is slain by the merciless deadly blade, a woman sends out invitations to the. Shaolin challenges ninja 1978 a chinese man weds a japanese woman through an arranged marriage. This week i take a look at robert tais shaolin vs ninja. So its no surprise that if you combine the two, the film in question will leap straight to the top of the to watch pile faster than a wuxia wizard on wires. Two hongkong cops are sent to tokyo to catch an ex. Shaolin challenges ninja alternately titled heroes of the east and. Shaolin challenges ninja 1978 cast and crew a chinese man weds a japanese woman through an arranged marriage.
Shao lin da peng da shi master killer iireturn to the 36th. Liu chia hui,,, official content from vista home video movie, shaolin challenges ninja movie, shaolin challenges ninja. Shaolin challenges ninja 1978 ninjas all the way down. In the 1980s, ninjas came into the vogue as bad movie villains du. Directed by the absolute legend lau kar leung, so you know the fights are topnotch. It starred gordon liu and was directed by lau karleung. Gordon liu, chan lung, yasuaki kurata, cheng kangyeh, yuka mizuno, lau karleung, liu chialiang. Ninja and shaolin challenges ninja is a martial arts film produced in 1978. Shaolin and wu tang the martial artists guide to hong kong films. Helenjane jjaneyfavorite tv series, movies and shows. The main differences are that in line with overzealous uk censorship of the time two fights are cut entirely one involving gordon lius trademarked threesection nunchaku. Two such clans, the koga and the iga, became so well known for. Shaolin challenges ninja 1978 cast and crew moviefone.
Released 1978, challenge of the ninja stars chiahui liu, yuka mizuno, cheng hongyip, miao ching the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Lau karleung follows up on his 1978 classic with this comic kungfu flick which is more of a parody than a sequel to the. By the end of the 70s, hong kong kung fu cinema had reached the apex of. The two have a series of domestics involving ninja stars being thrown across. Challenge of the ninja 1978 stream and watch online. The peaceful shaolin monks are reluctant to engage the ninjas in combat but are. He must then prove how good chinese kung fu really is through a series of duels with the seven japanese martial artists who come to meet the challenge. Would the ninja s katana skills be on par with the monks skills with the sword.
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