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Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
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Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
Original name: 洪文定三破白蓮教
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Shaolin practitioners and brothers Wu and Hung kill the merciless Pai Mei. However, Pai Mei's even more merciless brother White Lotus takes revenge; killing most of the Shaolin disciples, including Wu and Hung's girlfriend, leaving only Wu's pregnant wife and Hung as the only remaining practitioners of Shaolin left to avenge the deaths. But Hung's kung-fu will not be powerful enough so he must learn feminine kung-fu techniques to help him try and defeat White Lotus.
Style: grindhouse, stylized, perverse, exciting, offbeat, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, cult film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, fight, kung fu classic, medieval, monster, ninja, karate, exploitation, wuxia, heroes, master warrior, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, danger, uninhibited rivalry, violent content, revenge, death, villain, duel, evil, fight to the death ...
Place: china, asia
Keyword: fighting movie

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Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
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Duration: 101 min.
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Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Challenge of the Masters (1976)
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Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
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