The Buddha Assassinator

Original title: Fo zhang huang ye

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

127

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Yuet-Sang Chin, Hoi Mang, Jeong-lee Hwang, and Corey Yuen in The Buddha Assassinator (1980)

Action Drama

A skilled fighter is employed by a Manchu after saving him from Ming assassins, but his loyalty is tested when he discovers that his family have been targeted by the Manchus.A skilled fighter is employed by a Manchu after saving him from Ming assassins, but his loyalty is tested when he discovers that his family have been targeted by the Manchus.A skilled fighter is employed by a Manchu after saving him from Ming assassins, but his loyalty is tested when he discovers that his family have been targeted by the Manchus.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

127

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Newspaper ads for the film's theatrical screenings in Longview, Texas in 1982 mistakenly promoted the film as 'Shotgun Massacre' rather than 'Shogun Massacre'.

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This is perhaps the funniest Kung Fu film of the 70's!

The Buddha Assassinator is part of the Shaolin Dolemite Kung Fu series. The original Dolemite films starred Rudy Ray Moore with a blend of humor, clumsy kung fu, and recycled one liners. Moore does not star in The Buddha Assassinator, but he presents the film in ornate and bad-ass fashion as only he can. The film goes nowhere with its plot, and it seems as if the director was trying to poke fun of traditional Eastern Kung Fu film making (just like Woody Allen). With Asian Kung Fu masters saying things like, "I'm gonna jack you up" and "Uncle, your feet smell" only add to the film's perverse comical fashion. The fight sequences are a step down from even films made by the Eastern Heroes film company, and on a different planet than those of Bruce Lee and Sonny Chiba. Anyhow, this film is great for midnight viewing and nonstop laughter.