Shaolin Wooden Men (Chinese: 少林木人巷) (Shao Lin mu ren xiang) is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chen Chi-hwa, written by Gam Yam, and produced by Lo Wei.
He is haunted by the memory of his father's murder at the hands of a masked bandit who was skilled in martial arts.
He learns that the prisoner is a deadly martial artist who is developing a technique called the Lion’s Roar, which he will use to escape his captivity.
He resumes his former role as the leader of the infamous Green Dragon Gang, murdering the men who were responsible for his imprisonment.
He creates multiple openings, but fails to exploit them due to the Shaolin nun's teachings, which said never to kill his opponent.
When playing the Mandarin audio on existing (Cantonese version) releases, during a scene after Little Mute has tattooed his arms, the music jumps ahead to another part of the track.
During the final fight scene, there are some abrupt jump cuts and as a result, the sound effects drop out of sync.
It is possible that the film's action was tightened up in preparation for release (or the 1980 re-release) as it appears rather slowly executed by the actors.
[2] Upon its 1982 release in South Korea, it sold 223,207 tickets in Seoul,[3] equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately ₩669.621 million[4] (US$915,934).
[5] This adds up to an estimated total of approximately US$1,013,271 in East Asia, equivalent to US$5.4 million adjusted for inflation.