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| Martial Arts of Shaolin | |
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 Original Hong Kong film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 南北少林 |
| Simplified Chinese | 南北少林 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánběi Shàolín |
| Jyutping | Naam4 Bak1 Siu3 Lam4 |
| Directed by | Lau Kar-leung |
| Written by | Si Yeung-ping |
| Produced by | Fu Qi |
| Starring | Jet Li Huang Qiuyan Hu Jianqiang Yu Chenghui Yu Hai |
| Cinematography | Tsao An-sung |
| Edited by | Chiu Yan-tat Chiu Po-lin |
| Music by | James Wong Romeo Diaz Law Tik |
Production companies | Shaw Brothers Studio Pearl River Film |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$18.1 million (Hong Kong) 116.2 million tickets (China & South Korea) |
Martial Arts of Shaolin (Chinese: 南北少林, 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. It is notable as the only collaboration between film director Lau Kar-leung and actor Jet Li. The film was later released on Region 1 DVD by The Weinstein Company under the Dragon Dynasty imprint.
In the film, an orphaned boy is trained as both a monk and a fighter Northern Shaolin school. He eventually seizes an opportunity to seek revenge against the man who killed his family, choosing to infiltrate his enemy's birthday celebration. Meanwhile, a female martial artist orchestrates an assassination attempt at the same birthday celebration.