The 7 Grandmasters
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An ageing master tours the country to settle who is really the best, picking up a persistent pupil along the way. The story is a useful excuse for a varied run of kung-fu challenges. Enjoy the skilled movement, with the dubbed exchanges supplying their own extra flavour.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 6/10
- Effects
- 2/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“Retirement can wait until everyone has lost a fight.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 54
Synopsis and movie facts
An aged Kung Fu practitioner travels across China, challenging the best Grandmaster from each province to prove his mastery of martial arts. Meanwhile is a plot developing behind his back.
- Released
- 1977
- Directed by
- Joseph Kuo
- Running time
- 89 min
- Original title
- 虎豹龙蛇鹰
Starring
- Li Yi-Min as Hsia Hsiao-Ying
- Jack Long Shi-Chia as Sang Kuan Chun
- Mark Lung Kuan-wu as Yung Chang, eldest student
- Corey Yuen as Sun Hung of Hu Pei, 5th Grandmaster
- Nancy Yen Nan-See as Ming Chu, Sang's daughter
- Alan Chui Chung-San as Ku Yi Fung
- Chin Yuet-Sang as Monkey Liu, 3rd Grandmaster
- Lee Yan-Wa as Chao Lung, 7th Grandmaster
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The 7 Grandmasters (1977), directed by Joseph Kuo. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The review describes the travelling master, developing pupil and different opponents, with particular amusement at the dubbing. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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