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AGFA August: Shaolin Invincibles

Taiwan | 1977 | 90 min. | Cheng Hoi

August 30, 2024

AGFA August

A young woman becomes a great fighter with powerful skills and fights against her enemies after she's allowed to train in 18 forms of Shaolin kung fu in the Shaolin temple by a golden teacher.

Introduced by AGFA Executive Director Jackson Cooper.

Wizards! Gorillas! Bloodsplurts! You’ve never seen a Taiwanese martial arts movie like this one. Two sword-wielding sisters seek revenge against the villains who murdered their family. But these are no ordinary villains—they’re wizards with giant, elasticized tongues who use black magic to control . . . kung fu gorillas! Starring the magnificent Judy Lee (Queen Boxer) and the fierce Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China), this supreme basher combines the electricity of a Super Nintendo game with exceptional fight choreography to deliver an otherworldly experience.

  • Director: Cheng Hoi
  • Principal Cast: Carter Wong, Ling Chia, Tao-Liang Tan
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Year: 1977
  • Running Time: 90 min.
  • Producer: Chung-Ping Chiang
  • Screenplay: C.Y Yang Wei-Min Chiang
  • Editors: Kou-Chung Chou
  • Filmography: The Master Sword (1969), Shi er sheng xiao (1978)
  • Language: Taiwanese