Da mo mi zong

Sur la route qui le mène au temple, LaChen Chung se retrouve confronté une fois de plus à May Tao, l'assassin de sa femme. Il réussit à le vaincre et lui laisse la vie sauve. Humilié, May Tao promet de se venger...

An old Shaolin student -- turned evil -- wants to return to his old school to obtain the secrets of the final deadly style of Shaolin Kung Fu. The only thing he doesn't know is that his old teacher, now blind, has taught two other pupils in the hope that they can stop his fiendish plans. See the Bleeding Birds fly through the air, cutting down trees, and people, as the evil man uses his weapons to aid his war on the Shaolin Temple. The fights feature more exaggerated stunts and special effects than normal for a mid-70s Kung Fu film. There is also more high leaping than usual for the time, both recalling the "wuxia" swordplay films of the 1960s and foreshadowing the "wire fu" trend of the early 1990s. The fights are generally well-staged and shot and are skillfully worked into the complex intrigue of a plotline focused on Ming patriots seeking to protect their leader from Ching guards and spies in 1640s China.

Aliases

• Shao Lin Kung-Fu Mystagogue
• Killer Fist
• Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue
• Wu Tang Mystagogue
• Shaolin Zen Master

1646 sendet Prinzregent Tao Er Kan seine gut ausgerüsteten Truppen in den Süden des chinesischen Reiches. Ziel dieser Mission ist es, die verbliebenen Rebellen der verhassten Ming-Dynastie zu vernichten. Lung Wu, einstiger Herrscher des Ming-Reiches, wählt den Freitod, um der Schande einer Gefangenschaft zu entgehen. Sein Bruder Ming-Tang zieht inkognito mit einigen treuen Gefolgsleuten ebenfalls in den Süden, um die verbliebenen Rebellen zu mobilisieren und zu einem Gegenschlag auszuholen.

Aliases

• In den Krallen der Todeskämpfer