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なつかし香港映画:"The 8 Masters"(1982:Carter Huang)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」The son (Carter Huang) of a man hated by the kung fu world trains at Shaolin Temple and confronts the masters of kung fu.

Cast
1. Chu Shiao-Chieh (Carter Huang)
The son of a man hated by the kung fu world. He trained at Shaolin Temple for 18 years, where he learned "the spirit of caution, patience and forgiveness".
(He played "Silver Devil" in "Born Invincible" (1978), kung fu master in "THE 18 BRONZE MEN" (1981) and a bad wizard in Kurt Russell's "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986). )

2. Wong Lei-Chow (Su Chen-Ping)
The man who saved Shiao-Chieh. Although he was injured, he delivered a young Shiao-Chieh to Shaolin Temple.
(Actor who has appeared in many movies. He played the role of a fortune teller assassin in "THE 18 BRONZE MEN" (1981) and an old man being chased by Silver Devil in "Born Invincible" (1978).)

3. Ming Chu (Doris Lung)
Daughter of Wong Lei-Chow. She is to marry Shiao-Chieh, but she's worried about something.
(Cute actress with distinctive eyes. She co-starred with Jackie Chan in "Shaolin Wooden Men" (1976) and "Half A Loaf Of Kung-Fu!" (1978).)

4. Chief Abbot (Ko Yu-Min)
A senior monk of Shaolin Temple. He watches over Shiao-Chieh.
(Actor who has appeared in many movies. He is a "THE 18 BRONZE MEN" series regular.)

5. Shaolin Bronzemen
At Shaolin Temple, those who have finished the training menu must take the test "Fighting the Bronzemen". "Bronzemen" painted in gold are masters of kung fu. If the challenger fails the test, he shall die.

6. The 8 Masters
A group of kung fu dojo masters who hate Shiao-Chieh. They repeatedly provoke Shiao-Chieh who has finished training at Shaolin Temple. In the battles, they are quite cowardly, use weapons and attack in groups against Shiao-Chieh who fights with bare hands.
(Action actors who have appeared in kung fu movies)

7. Liu Lin-Fung (Chia Ling)
One of The 8 Masters. She has a grudge against Shiao-Chieh because her father was defeated by Shiao-Chieh's father.
(Actress who has appeared in many movies)

8. Nun (Grace Chen Shu-Fang)
The spiritual master (of The 8 Masters) who lives in the holy mountain. She knows a lot about the kung fu world. At the last scene, she appears and reveals all of the complex relationships of the characters.
(Actress who has appeared in many movies)

9. Mysterious man
A mastermind who always wears a bamboo hat to hide his face. He incites The 8 Masters to kill Shiao-Chieh.

Scenes
・Shiao-Chieh's training at Shaolin Temple & challenge to the Bronzemen
・Trouble at a restaurant (a brawl often occurs when a restaurant appears in a kung fu movie)
・Beautiful Doris Lung
・Persistent The 8 Masters
・Shiao-Chieh vs. Challengers of The 8 Masters 
・Shiao-Chieh vs. Hopping vampires
・Shiao-Chieh vs. A mastermind
・A mysterious nun & Complex relationships of the kung fu world