The Shaw Brothers: Lau Kar-Leung

Challenge Of The Masters (1976)

A young kung fu student prepares to avenge a friend’s death with the help of a legendary mentor. A stunning array of fight scenes awaits in this thrilling martial arts saga starring Chia Hui Liu (aka Gordon Liu) as legendary figure Wong Fei Hong (hero of "Drunken Master" and the "Once Upon a Time in China" films). Top-drawer Shaw Brothers production co-stars Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li. 92 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Executioners From Shaolin (1977)

This classic Shaw Brothers film concerns disciples of the Shaolin Temple on the run from Pai Mei, an evil kung fu master. A Shaolin couple trains their son, Wen-Ding, in the martial arts, but his father is killed after challenging Pai Mei. Wen-Ding must then combine his father’s tiger style with his mother’s crane style to avenge his parent and end a malevolent reign. Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li, Lo Lieh, Yue Wong star. 98 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Heroes Of The East (1979)

This martial arts classic from the legendary Shaw Brothers Studio concerns a Chinese man who weds a Japanese woman in an arranged marriage. After mistakenly challenging seven ninjas in her family, he is forced to push his physical abilities to their limits as he squares off against each of the men. Gordon Liu, Ha Ping, Chan Lung star. AKA: "Challenge of the Ninja." 104 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Dirty Ho (1979)

Wang (Chia-Hui Liu), a Manchurian prince and martial arts master gone undercover to flush out a potential assassin, made short work of Dirty Ho (Yue Wong), a thief who'd mistaken him for an easy mark. Rather than turn him in, however, the regent made a disciple of the hapless hold-up man to act as his bodyguard. Laugh-leavened Shaw Brothers entry co-stars Lieh Loe. 103 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtracks: Mandarin mono, Cantonese mono, English mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image gallery; theatrical trailers; more. Region Free