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He is Judge and Jury... and there is no appeal!
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.Read moreLess
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
The story
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
Cast & crew
David Chiang Da-WeiMonk Chi San
Lo LiehPai Mei
Ching MiaoMr. Li
Eddie Koo Koon ChungTao Te
Lily LiWu Mei
Norman Tsui Siu-KeungLi Jin-Lun
Yang Chi-ChingWu Chan
Chiang TaoTibetan Lama
Helen Poon Bing-SeungMiss Jinbao
Si WaiEmperor
Bruce Tong Yim-ChaanShaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan
Chan ShenDan Tian-GangExplore the crew
- Writer
- Ni Kuang
- Director
- Ho Meng-Hua
- Producer
- Run Run Shaw
- Original Music Composer
- Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
- Editor
- Chiang Hsing-Lung
- Director of Photography
- Yau Kei