Shaolin Drunkard (1983) on Netflix

Name: Shaolin Drunkard
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1983-08-24
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Yuen Yat-Choh, Yuen Shun-Yi, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung, Eddy Ko Hung

NR19831h 32mThriller

Chan, a drunken Shaolin sorcerer, slips away for a drink, and the half-demon he guards escapes. Ah Yuen, a sorcerer hounded by his grandmother Yau about marrying, goes looking for a bride.

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Plot summary

At a Shaolin temple, a magician who is half demon is kept prisoner, and Chan, a sorcerer who drinks, is supposed to stand guard. Chan leaves his post for a drinking session, and the demon gets out. Ah Yuen, another sorcerer, is pestered by his grandmother Yau, who wants him to take a wife. He goes off to look for a bride and crosses a magician who uses his powers to cheat the townspeople. The two fight, and Yuen comes out ahead. Word then reaches him of a contest whose prize is marriage to a bride of the local magistrate.