Five Deadly Venoms, also known as The Five Venoms, is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts mystery film directed and co-written by Chang Cheh and produced by Runme Shaw for the Shaw Brothers Studio. It stars Chiang Shieng as Yang Tieh, a martial arts pupil who aims to follow his master's dying wish: to find the new identities of the master's five previous pupils, and kill them if they have turned towards evil. While doing so, Yang stumbles onto a web of murders and investigations involving all five pupils. Each of the master's previous pupils practices a unique animal-themed style, with the animals being based on the Five Poisonous Creatures of Chinese folklore.
Hong Kong theatrical release poster
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011.
Shaw Studios, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
Runje Shaw, the eldest Shaw brother who started the film empire
Run Run Shaw in 1927
A movie theater in Saigon (today's Ho Chi Minh City), South Vietnam, 1967, advertising The Thundering Sword starring the "queen of swords" Cheng Pei-pei.