''The Heroes'', also known as ''The Shaolin Heroes'', is a 1980 Hong Kong
martial arts film directed by
Wu Ma and Pao Hsueh-li and starring
Ti Lung,
Shih Szu and
Danny Lee.
Plot
During the
Qing Dynasty, the imperial court views the righteous
Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Monastery (少林寺 ''Shàolínsì''), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a renowned monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the So ...
as an eyesore and sends a group of soldiers to destroy the temple, led by chief Ko Fei (
Ti Lung), a former Shaolin disciple. After Shaolin was destroyed, all of its disciples were captured and detained. Although Ko made them work as hard labors, he was actually helping them increase their physical strength to refine their martial arts. On the surface, Ko seems to be working for the imperial court, but he was assisting his fellow disciples to recover Shaolin. However, his fellow disciples did not accept the token of his appreciation. Afterwards, the disciples fled and revolted before killing the Emperor (
Michael Chan). At that time, Ko was also killed and his heroic deed was not known even after he died. Ko is considered a true hero who can tolerate the most insult and humiliation.
Cast
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Ti Lung as Ko Fei / Wong Fei
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Shih Szu as Princess
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Danny Lee as Righteous Monk
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Michael Chan as Qing Emperor
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Dorian Tan
Tan Tao-liang (; Tan Dao-liang; born 22 December 1947) is a Chinese-Korean martial artist and former film actor. He has used numerous pseudonyms throughout his career, most frequently Delon Tam, Dorian Tan Tao-liang, Tan Tao-liang, Delon Tan, Do ...
as Si Ying
* Wong Chung as Fong Gau
* Wong Ching as Gap toothed official
* Goo Chang as Bald official
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Wu Ma as Ng Ging
* Tsai Hung
* Lee Ho
* Joh Yau
* Chan Pik Fung
* Sit Hon as Abbot
* Wong Yeuk ping
* Ma King Shun
* Cho Boon Feng
* Lau Yau Bun
* Wong Kwok Fai
* Robert Tai
* Ko Chang Sheng
Theme song
* ''Hero'' (英雄)
** Composer:
Joseph Koo
** Lyricist:
Chang Cheh
** Singer:
Jenny Tseng
Reception
J. Doyle Wallis of
DVD Talk gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and a positive review praising it for having "one of the better plots in kung fu filmdom" as well as the action choreography and pacing.
References
External links
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The Heroes' at
Hong Kong Cinemagic
Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual ( French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The websi ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heroes, The (1980 film)
1980 films
1980 action films
1980 martial arts films
Hong Kong action films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Kung fu films
Wushu films
1980s Mandarin-language films
Films directed by Wu Ma
Films set in the Qing dynasty
1980s Hong Kong films