Shaolin Temple (1982 film), the Glossary
The Shaolin Temple (少林寺) is a 1982 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role (credited as Jet Lee in the film) along with Ding Lan and Yu Hai in supporting roles.[1]
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62 relations: Action comedy, Andy Lau, Beijing Enlight Pictures, Box office, China, China Daily, China National Philatelic Corporation, Cinema of China, Cinema of Taiwan, Den of Geek, East Asia, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Episodic storytelling, Film Business Asia, History of China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong Cinemagic, Hung Yan-yan, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Ji Chunhua, Jiao (currency), Justin Lin, Kids From Shaolin, Korean Film Council, Kung fu film, List of films by box office admissions, List of highest-grossing films in China, List of highest-grossing non-English films, Luoyang, Ma Xianda, Mainland Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Martial arts film, Martial Arts of Shaolin, Nicholas Tse, Pan Qingfu, Peking University, People's Daily, Renminbi, Romantic comedy, Seoul, Shaolin (film), Shaolin kung fu, Shaolin Monastery, Sina Corporation, Singapore dollar, Social Sciences Literature Press, ... Expand index (12 more) »
- 1982 action comedy films
- 1982 martial arts films
- Chinese action comedy films
- Chinese martial arts comedy films
- Films about Shaolin Monastery
- Films shot in Henan
Action comedy
Action comedy (often listed with a hyphen as action-comedy) is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy.
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Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-wah (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer.
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Beijing Enlight Pictures
Beijing Enlight Pictures Co., Ltd. is a Chinese film production company.
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Box office
A box office or ticket office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
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China Daily
China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
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China National Philatelic Corporation
The China National Philatelic Corporation (CNPC) is the primary agency authorized by China Post Group Corporation of the PRC to sell national stamps, other philatelic items, and provide other philatelic services to the public.
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Cinema of China
The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of the Chinese mainland under the People's Republic of China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan.
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Cinema of Taiwan
The cinema of Taiwan or Taiwan cinema (t or 台灣電影) is deeply rooted in the island's unique history.
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Den of Geek
Den of Geek is a US and UK-based website covering entertainment with a focus on pop culture.
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East Asia
East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
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Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Gaozu of Tang (7 April 566 – 25 June 635), born Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude, was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626.
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Emperor Taizong of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649.
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Episodic storytelling
Episodic storytelling is a genre of narrative that is divided into a fixed set of episodes.
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Film Business Asia
Film Business Asia was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong.
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History of China
The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
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Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Shaolin Temple (1982 film) and Hong Kong action cinema are kung fu films.
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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.
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Hung Yan-yan
Hung Yan-yan (born 25 February 1962, also credited as 熊欣欣 or Xiong Xin Xin) is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman and action director originally from Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
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Jackie Chan
Chan Kong-sang (born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.
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Jet Li
Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist and actor.
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Ji Chunhua
Ji Chunhua (20 July 1961 – 11 July 2018), sometimes romanized as Gai Chun Wa, was a Chinese actor and action choreographer.
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Jiao (currency)
A jiao, or mao (Cantonese: hou), is a unit of currency used in Greater China, including the People's Republic of China (Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macao.
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Justin Lin
Justin Lin (born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter.
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Kids From Shaolin
Kids from Shaolin, also known as Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin, is a 1984 Hong Kong–Chinese kung fu comedy film directed by Chang Hsin-yen. Shaolin Temple (1982 film) and Kids From Shaolin are 1980s Hong Kong films, 1980s Mandarin-language films, 1980s martial arts comedy films, Chinese action comedy films, films about Shaolin Monastery, hong Kong action comedy films, kung fu films and wushu films.
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Korean Film Council
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) is a state-supported, self-administered organization under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
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Kung fu film
Kung fu film is a subgenre of martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema set in the contemporary period and featuring realistic martial arts. Shaolin Temple (1982 film) and Kung fu film are kung fu films.
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List of films by box office admissions
The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing films that have sold at least tickets worldwide.
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List of highest-grossing films in China
This is a list of the highest-grossing films in Mainland China.
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List of highest-grossing non-English films
These are the highest-grossing, primarily non-English language films in the world.
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Luoyang
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province.
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Ma Xianda
Ma Xianda (1932 – 17 June 2013, Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﺷِﯿًﺎ دَاْ), wushu Ninth Duan, was a prominent Chinese martial arts master known for championing the combat and fighting aspects of traditional Chinese martial arts and sanda, as opposed to the performance aspects of modern wushu.
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Mainland Chinese
Mainland Chinese or mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC), Macau (SAR of the PRC), and the partly-PRC-controlled South China Sea Islands (uninhabited and disputed), and also excluding certain territories that are claimed by the PRC but not controlled, namely Taiwan a.k.a.
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Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.
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Martial arts film
Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters.
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Martial Arts of Shaolin
Martial Arts of Shaolin (lit. "Southern and Northern Shaolin"), also known as Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin, is a 1986 Hong Kong–Chinese action comedy-themed martial arts film. Shaolin Temple (1982 film) and martial Arts of Shaolin are 1980s Hong Kong films, 1980s Mandarin-language films, Chinese action comedy films, Chinese martial arts comedy films, films about Shaolin Monastery, hong Kong action comedy films, hong Kong martial arts comedy films, kung fu films and wushu films.
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Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and TV chef.
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Pan Qingfu
Pan Qingfu (9 May 1936 – 30 June 2017), also known as Grandmaster Pan, was a Chinese martial artist.
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Peking University
Peking University (abbreviated PKU or Beida) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China.
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People's Daily
The People's Daily is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Renminbi
The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.
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Romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles.
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Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea.
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Shaolin (film)
Shaolin is a 2011 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts wuxia film directed by Benny Chan, who also produced with Albert Lee. Shaolin Temple (1982 film) and Shaolin (film) are films about Shaolin Monastery, kung fu films and wushu films.
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Shaolin kung fu
Shaolin kung fu, also called Shaolin Wushu, or Shaolin quan, is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism.
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Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery (p), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu.
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Sina Corporation
Sina Corporation is a Chinese technology company.
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Singapore dollar
The Singapore dollar (sign: S$; code: SGD) is the official currency of the Republic of Singapore.
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Social Sciences Literature Press (traditional Chinese: 社會科學文獻出版社; simplified Chinese: 社会科学文献出版社), also spelled as Social Sciences Literature Publishing House or China Social Sciences Literature Publishing House, commonly known as Social Sciences Academic Press, abbreviated as SSAP, is an academic publishing organization for humanities and social sciences, directly under the leadership of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post (SCMP), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group.
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Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618.
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Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the statistical office of UNESCO and is the UN depository for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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Wang Shichong
Wang Shichong (王世充; 567– August 621), courtesy name Xingman (行滿), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician during the Sui dynasty who deposed Sui's last emperor Yang Tong and briefly ruled as the emperor of a succeeding state of Zheng.
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Wuxia
italic (武俠, literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China.
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Yu Chenghui
Yu Chenghui (16 August 1939 – 4 July 2015), sometimes credited as Yue Sing-wai, was a Chinese actor, action director and martial artist.
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2nd Hong Kong Film Awards
The 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony, honored the best films of 1982 and took place in Hong Kong Baptist University, Academic Community Hall, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong on 31 August 1983 at 8 pm.
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3D film
3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of special glasses worn by viewers.
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See also
1982 action comedy films
- 48 Hrs.
- Ace of Aces (1982 film)
- Aces Go Places
- Carry On Pickpocket
- Fake-Out
- Highpoint (film)
- Ik Doli
- Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)
- Satte Pe Satta
- Shaolin Temple (1982 film)
- Sportloto-82
- Tag: The Assassination Game
- The Junkman
- The Miracle Fighters
- They Call Me Bruce?
- Things Are Tough All Over
1982 martial arts films
- Aces Go Places
- Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam
- Dragon Force (film)
- Dragon Lord
- Five Elements Ninjas
- Forced Vengeance
- Jackie and Bruce to the Rescue
- Kill Squad
- Legend of a Fighter
- Ninja in the Dragon's Den
- Pagadai Panirendu
- Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman
- Raw Force
- Shaolin Temple (1982 film)
- Silent Rage
- Special Silencers
- The Chinese Stuntman
- The Impossible Kid (film)
- The Last Reunion
- The Miracle Fighters
- The Postman Strikes Back
- They Call Me Bruce?
Chinese action comedy films
- Bad Guys Always Die
- Badges of Fury
- Bounty Hunters (2016 film)
- Buddies in India
- Buddy Cops
- Chasing Dream
- Detective Chinatown 3
- Endgame (2021 film)
- Fat Buddies
- From Vegas to Macau II
- From Vegas to Macau III
- Gone with the Bullets
- Hidden Man
- Hidden Strike
- Hollywood Adventures
- Iceman (2014 film)
- Keep Calm and Be a Superstar
- Kids From Shaolin
- Kung Fu Dunk
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Kung Fu League
- Kung Fu Yoga
- Let the Bullets Fly
- Little Big Soldier
- Magic Card
- Martial Arts of Shaolin
- Mission Milano
- Mr. & Mrs. Incredible
- My Own Swordsman
- No Limit (2011 film)
- Once Upon a Time in the Northeast
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
- Pixels (2015 film)
- Railroad Tigers
- Seven Arhat
- Shaolin Temple (1982 film)
- Skiptrace (film)
- Soccer Killer
- Super Express (film)
- The Great Magician
- The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan
- The Underdog Knight
- The Village of No Return
- Too Cool to Kill
- Tracing Shadow
- Two Thumbs Up (film)
- Undercover Duet
- Who Am I 2015
Chinese martial arts comedy films
- Iceman (2014 film)
- Just Call Me Nobody
- Kung Fu Dunk
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Kung Fu League
- Martial Arts of Shaolin
- Mr. & Mrs. Incredible
- Shaolin Temple (1982 film)
- The Adventures of Jinbao
- The Invincible Constable
- Tracing Shadow
- Who Am I 2015
Films about Shaolin Monastery
- 2 Champions of Shaolin
- Enter the Dragon
- Invincible Shaolin
- Kids From Shaolin
- Martial Arts of Shaolin
- Shaolin (film)
- Shaolin Girl
- Shaolin Temple (1976 film)
- Shaolin Temple (1982 film)
- Shaolin Wooden Men
- Tai Chi Boxer
- Tai Chi Master (film)
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
- The Monk (1975 film)
- Treasure Hunt (1994 film)
Films shot in Henan
- Hands Up! (2003 film)
- Jade Dynasty (film)
- Jiao Yulu (film)
- Love Education
- Seven Arhat
- Shaolin Temple (1982 film)
- Someone to Talk To
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Temple_(1982_film)
Also known as The Shaolin Temple (1982 film).
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