Martial Arts of Shaolin

Martial Arts of Shaolin (Chinese: 南北少林, lit. "Southern and Northern Shaolin"), also known as Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin, is a 1986 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film. It is notable as the only collaboration between film director Lau Kar-leung and actor Jet Li. The film was later released on Region 1 DVD by The Weinstein Company under the Dragon Dynasty imprint.

Martial Arts of Shaolin
Original Hong Kong film poster
Traditional南北少林
Simplified南北少林
MandarinNánběi Shàolín
CantoneseNaam4 Bak1 Siu3 Lam4
Directed byLau Kar-leung
Produced byFu Qi
Written bySi Yeung-ping
StarringJet Li
Huang Qiuyan
Hu Jianqiang
Yu Chenghui
Yu Hai
Music byJames Wong
Romeo Diaz
Law Tik
CinematographyTsao An-sung
Edited byChiu Yan-tat
Chiu Po-lin
Production
company
Shaw Brothers Studio
Pearl River Film
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 1 February 1986 (1986-02-01)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHong Kong
China
LanguageMandarin
Cantonese
Box officeHK$18.1 million (Hong Kong)
116.2 million tickets (China & South Korea)

Production

The film is the third part of the successful Shaolin film series which began with the 1982 film, Shaolin Temple, and was followed by Kids From Shaolin (1984). However, although it stars many Mainland actors from either or both predecessor films (Jet Li, Yu Chenghui, Yu Hai, Hu Jianqiang and Huang Qiuyan), Martial Arts Of Shaolin uses a Hong Kong production crew from Shaw Brothers Studio, in contrast to the other two films (which are Hong Kong-funded but are shot by a Mainland director with a Mainland crew).

Cast
  • Jet Li as Lin Zhi-ming
  • Huang Qiuyan as Si-ma Yan
  • Hu Jianqiang as Chao Wei
  • Yu Chenghui as Lord He Suo
  • Yu Hai as Master Shi Ren
  • Sun Jiankui as Lord He's bodyguard
  • Lau Wai-leung as Lord He's bodyguard
  • Ji Chunhua as Lord He's bodyguard
  • Mak Wai-cheung as Wei Fang
  • Yan Di-hua as Master Wu Lou
  • Cheung Kin-man
  • Cao Zengyin
  • Wong Kwok-kuen
  • Hu Meijie
  • Jiang Yan-lin
  • Wang Chunyuan
  • Zhang Jian-wen as Head Abbot
  • Wang Shudan
  • Ma Chen
  • Gao Biao
  • Yuan Yuan
  • Yuan Jun
  • Hung Yan-yan as Shaolin student

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$18,106,589,[1] making it the sixth top-grossing film of the year.[2] It performed moderately well at the Hong Kong box office.

In China, it became the highest-grossing film of 1987, selling 116 million tickets in the country.[3] In South Korea, the film sold 164,230 tickets in the capital city of Seoul,[4] adding up to 116,164,230 tickets sold in China and South Korea.

Accolades
Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
6th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Action Choreography Lau's Stuntmen Association Nominated

References
  1. "Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "ジェットリー興行成績一覧". KungFu Tube (in Japanese). 10 September 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. "【图片】浩大工程之1981-1992年国内历练拷贝数排行【世界电影票房吧】". Baidu Tieba (in Chinese). Baidu. November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. "영화정보" [Movie Information]. KOFIC. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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