Shao Lin si (1982)

Shao Lin si: Directed by Hsin-Yen Chang. With Jet Li, Hai Yu, Chenghui Yu, Lan Ding. A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father’s death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master’s daughter, a shepherdess.

“This join venture of Hong Kong and mainland China started the 1980u0026#39;s boom of martial arts flicks in China.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJet Li is the protagonist in this movie and unlike his later works, there is no stunt, no cable, no crane, no other equipment, no special effect, no fake moves, and no artistic creations. Every move is real, and the Hong Kong producers u0026amp; director ingeniously employed the Chinese martial arts athletes of provincial teams and one from the national team, Jet Li, instead of ordinary actors to perform, thus giving a very realistic view.”