Challenge of the Masters
Encyclopedia
Challenge of the Masters is a 1976
martial arts
-action film
released in Hong Kong
by Shaw Brothers, and directed by Lau Kar Leung.
) must train under Luk Ah Choy (Chen Kuan Tai) to avenge the evils being done by the rival school.
Hong Kong films of 1976
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1976:.-A-B:-C-:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1976 at...
martial arts
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
-action film
Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
released in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
by Shaw Brothers, and directed by Lau Kar Leung.
Plot
After his father refuses to teach him kung fu and he is constantly being beaten around by rival school students, a young Wong Fei Hung (Gordon LiuGordon Liu
Gordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels...
) must train under Luk Ah Choy (Chen Kuan Tai) to avenge the evils being done by the rival school.
Cast
- Gordon LiuGordon LiuGordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels...
– Wong Fei HungWong Fei HungWong Fei-hung was a Chinese martial artist, a traditional Chinese medicine physician, acupuncturist and revolutionary who became a folk hero and the subject of numerous television series and films. He was considered an expert in the Hung Gar style of Chinese martial arts. Wong is visibly the most... - Chen Kuan-tai – Luk Ah Choy
- Lily LiLily LiLily Li is a Hong Kong actress.-Filmography:* State of Divinity * Centre Stage* The Young Master* Disciples of the 36th Chamber* Shatter* Shaolin Mantis* Challenge of the Masters...
– Sau Lien - Lau Kar-leungLau Kar-leungLau Kar-Leung is a famous Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker, choreographer, and actor.Lau Kar-Leung is best known for his movies which he made during the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio...
– Ho Fu - Lau Kar-wing - Officer Yuan Ching
- Yuen BiaoYuen BiaoYuen Biao is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer...
- Master Pang's student - Ricky HuiRicky HuiRicky Hui Koon-Ying was a Hong Kong movie star. He and his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:...
- Lung - Fung Hak On - Yeung Chung
- Eric TsangEric TsangEric Tsang Chi-wai , MH is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio series on TVB over the course of 10 years.-Biography:Due to his popularity, he is often the MC in events organized by TVB, and is nicknamed "the Prize Master"...
- Master Lin's student - Billy Chan - Master Pang's student
- Kara HuiKara HuiKara Hui Ying-Hung is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ancestry.-Biography and career:Hui's family moved to Hong Kong in 1966 and she started working at night clubs at fourteen. In her interview on Be My Guest, Hui revealed her family lost their savings from her father's business acquaintances...
- Lam Ching-ying - Master Pang's student
- Wilson Tong - Master Tang
- John Cheung - Master Pang's student
- Danny Chow - Master Lin's student
- Huang Ha - Master Lin's student
- Mang Hoi - contestant at Pao contest