The movie won the Best Martial Arts Award at 24th Asian Film Festival and was the 1978 Top 10 Box Office Hits in Hong Kong.
This film was the inspiration behind the Wu-Tang Clan's first album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
San Te is a real historical figure. He was a monk and a Shaolin martial arts disciple who lived in the early 18th century.
Despite the US title for the film (The Master Killer), the idea of taking a life would be abhorrent to a real Shaolin or Bhuddist monk.
This movie was a big hit in India. The movie dubbed in English ran 25 weeks houseful at Srinivasa 35 MM at Narayanguda, Hyderabad.
Chia-Liang Liu: [martial arts demonstration] Opening credits show a demonstration of martial arts against an empty backdrop.