5 Superfighters (1979) | (DVD) | USED

Title: 5 Superfighters (1979)

Alternate Title: 唐山五虎 (Tang Shan Wu Hu) / The Super Fighters

Genre: Martial Arts / Action

Plot Synopsis
When a mysterious, cloaked kung-fu expert sets out to humiliate several martial arts schools by exposing their weak techniques, three pupils of a defeated master embark on separate journeys to hone their skills under different teachers. Their goal: regain honor, learn new styles and confront the tormentor who shattered their master’s reputation.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Ma Law (also credited John Law Ma)

• Writers: Sze-To On

• Cast:

  • Kwan Fung as Black-Cloaked Villain

  • Hau Chiu-Sing as Master Wan Tian Hang

  • Austin Wai Tin-Chi as Ah Fu

  • Ng Yuen-Jun as Ah Chi

  • Tony Leung Siu-Hung as Ah Tian

YouTube Trailer: 5 Superfighters | Trailer

IMDb: 5 Superfighters (1979)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Slig001 — ★★★½
   “Feels like a rather low budget Shaw Brothers effort … but this is first and foremost a Kung-Fu movie and Kung-Fu is what you are gonna get.”

2. Gregor Kreyca — ★★★½
   “Not Exactly the Shaw Brothers A-league… plot paper thin … But there’s just a TON of (good) fights.”

3. Gentry — ★★★
   “Highlighting three relatively unassuming characters in search of the dignity that they lost… plenty of flipping, cartwheeling and guys smashing through tables.”

4. Carlo V — ★★★★
   “Under the radar and a little underappreciated… this approach of shifting focus kept it engaging and the final fights were fantastic.”

5. vConqueror — ★★★★
   “The final fights were fantastic… love a villain whose whole thing is being the strongest, so pushes the good guys to become stronger.”

Meta Description: A vintage Shaw Brothers martial-arts film where three young fighters split to train under diverse masters and come back for vengeance — 5 Superfighters delivers relentless action, old-school training montages and a straight-up kung-fu payoff.