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THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE (Japan Version)
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Product Title: THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE (Japan Version) 少林寺 (日本版) 少林寺 (日本版) 少林寺 THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE (Japan Version)
Publisher Product Code: KIBF-27
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Japanese
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
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タイトル:少林寺
出演:ジェット・リー（リー・リンチェイ）／ティン・ナン／ユエ・チェンウェイ
監督:チャン・シンイェン

舞台は随の末期、父親を悪辣な将軍一味に殺された少年・小虎は、なんとか逃げのびて少林寺の修行僧達に助けられる。やがて、自らも修行僧たちと共に拳法を学び始める小虎。しかし、将軍の軍勢が少林寺に攻めてきて、小虎達は壮絶な戦いを始めるのだった…。
「リーサル・ウェポン4」でハリウッド・デビューを果たしたジェット・リー（リー・リンチェイ）の初主演作。11歳の時に中国全国武術大会のチャンピオンとなり、その後5回の優勝を経験したという彼の18歳当時の作品。他の出演者陣も各種武術大会のチャンピオンばかりで、そのリアルで本格的な武術アクションが公開当時日本でも大きな話題を呼んだ。

テクニカル・インフォメーション
色:カラー
画面:4：3（LB）
言語／音声:北京語：DD（モノラル）

その他の情報
製作年:1982
著作権:(C)1982 SIL-METROPOLE PRODUCTION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
日本小売価格:\4700
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December 23, 2005

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Fresh as a peach, and twice as good SHAOLIN TEMPLE (1982)


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Directed by: Chang Hsin-yen

Starring: Jet Li, Yu Hoi

“Chung Yuan Film Company proudly presents, with thousands of horses and men...” a film from another dimension. Jet Li is 18 in this, his first film, a mind-boggling mix of King Hu epic, Shaw Brothers revenge saga, pastoral musical, Chang Cheh gore-fest, Chinese travelogue and kung fu demonstration film. Shot over the course of a year by director Chang Hsin-yen at the Shaolin Temple itself, this film manages to inject adrenalized new life into the martial arts genre.

Jet Li plays Chu Yuan, son of a martial artist murdered by the evil Wang Jen-tse. Rescued by Shaolin monks, he trains with them, and eventually exacts vengeance. The standard-issue plot is more than redeemed by the self-deprecating humor of the film (when you see a dog, you know it won’t be long before it’s eaten), as well as its distinct regional style, and its fresh-faced cast of enthusiastic martial artists.

Stuffed to bursting with the most talented martial artists in China (famous Mantis Boxer, Yu Hoi; founder of Two Handed Sword, Yu Cheng-hui; Drunk Stick Expert, Sun Sing-kwan; and five times national Wu Shu Champion, Jet Li Lian-jie) the director let his actors spend months designing and executing their own fight scenes, finalizing their moves weeks before shooting began. The technology can barely keep up with the wu shu, resulting in moves too fast for the eye to follow, and combatants that occasionally press past the edges of the frame. At one point, narrative takes a back seat to theatrics as a chase scene is interrupted for a gorgeous, studio-bound, ten-minute-long training montage.

This was Jet Li’s first film, and already he seems like one of the biggest stars in Asia. In a film suffused with good-natured charm, he out-charms them all. A testament to Chinese pride (“No special effects! No comical fighting!” screams the trailer) Li is an A-OK comrade, idealistic, but not religious. Abstinent, but not suspiciously so, and a true People’s Hero from his first line to his last.

This VCD has slightly muted colors, but otherwise looks quite good. It comes with Cantonese on one audio track, and Mandarin on the other, as well as a letterboxed picture. Unfortunately, there are no subtitles, English or otherwise, on this disc.

Reviewer : Grady Hendrix (USA)

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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.3 out of 10 (6)

Kevin Kennedy
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December 4, 2007

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A star is born Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
Jet Li explodes upon the film world in "The Shaolin Temple". Based upon this evidence, it appears that Li was born to be a charisma-drenched martial arts star. It is amazing that a raw 18 year old commands the screen as Li does here.

Li is not the only pleasure on offer in this film. "The Shaolin Temple" serves up startlingly beautiful cinematography, stirring songs, a whole host of great wuxia fighters, and, as if that weren't enough, romance.

No, the film's story scores no points for originality, but it functions as a serviceable framework for loads of eye-popping action ... and that's the whole point, isn't it? This is a terrific film and I recommend it highly for all martial arts fans.
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Phoenix Lin
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March 26, 2007

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Jet Li at his prime Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
You can definately tell why Jet Li became as big as he did, his character exudes charisma. Everything about this film spells out Chinese pride & glorification of Wushu as an art style. The best & most memorable scenes for me are the four seasons that Jet's character is shown training or more like exhibiting some champion winning forms. An ever present classic in the martial arts movie world.
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Anonymous

March 23, 2005

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Excellent kung fu movie Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
It is ( I think ) best Jet Li's kung fu movie. Beautiful kung fu scenes and excellent picture and sound quality. Buy it - it is most beautiful kung fu movie I ever saw ...
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Anonymous

January 19, 2005

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a.k.a. Shaolin Temple I Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
This is the first movie in what eventually became the Shaolin Temple Trilogy and also the movie that caused the Songshan Shaolin Temple to become the tourist attraction it now is with more than a million visitors a year. It was filmed on location at the Temple and in several other locations throughout China.

The original cast was fired by the investors (except for Ding Lan and a couple of others) because of their lack of martial skills. The top martial arts champions of the day were hired in their place, including All Around Chinese National Champions Jet Li and Hu Jianqiang. This title is rarely achieved due to the competition requirements (5 first place wins against the best in China).

The film took over 2 years to complete due to the many injuries the cast received. The contact was real. The cast had already been trained to take full contact strikes because that's the way they trained in those days. The comment about the fight speed by another reviewer is irrelevant in light of the reality of the contact. All choreography was done by the cast (not by Pan Qingfu as the credits say).

Some interesting notes:

1) According to both Jet Li and Hu Jianqiang, there were no martial monks living at the Temple when the film was made, but there were some meditative monks there, a few of whom appeared in the film.

2) There are still no authentic Shaolin martial monks living at the Temple. It's a museum.

3) The dog was not killed. The young monks did not eat the dog. It was one of Ding Lan's goats.
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funaisa
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September 14, 2004

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dun know why it shined Customer Review Rated Bad 3 - 3 out of 10
a typical kung fu movie in ex-traditional style, nothing like those 'once upon in china' series, every move looked a bit slower than the movies nowaday. And I also found my complain in all these fights looks more pretensing, they look more like exercising than really killing eaching other. sorry to say that to a popular classic.
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