Five Deadly Venoms, also know as 五毒, 5 Deadly Venoms, The Five Deadly Venoms, Ng Duk, Wu Du, 5 Venins Mortels is a cult 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, starring the Venom Mob, with martial arts choreography by Leung Ting, and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, about five kung-fu fighters with unique animal styles: the Centipede, the Snake, the Scorpion, the Lizard, and the Toad.
(Synopsis): The dying master of the powerful Poison Clan dispatches his last pupil, Yang Tieh, on a crucial mission. Worried that the skills he has taught are being used to evil ends, he orders Yang to trace a retired colleague, Yun, and warn him that the fortune he amassed from the clan's activities is under threat from five of his former pupils, each an expert in his own lethal combat style. Yang must discover the whereabouts and true identities of these masked warriors, and decide which, if any, he can trust to join him in his mission. The five pupils are the Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad. Centipede, Snake, Lizard and Toad know each other, but none know the Scorpion, who always wears a mask. Before he dies, the master teaches Yang the weaknesses of each style.
Starring: Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Philip Kwok, Lo Mang, Wei Pei, Lu Feng, Wang Lung-wei, Ku Feng
Directed by: Chang Cheh, Produced by: Runme Shaw, Action Director : Robert Tai Chi Hsien, Leung Ting, Lu Feng, Distributed by: Shaw Brothers Studio, Release date: 12 August 1978, Running time: 98 minutes, Production company: Shaw Brothers Studio.
