Shaolin Abbot

Shaolin Abbot (1979) is a action film directed by Ho Meng-Hua rated 6.5/10.

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

David Chiang Da-Wei

Monk Chi San

Lo Lieh

Pai Mei

Ching Miao

Mr. Li

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Tao Te

Lily Li

Wu Mei

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Li Jin-Lun

Yang Chi-Ching

Wu Chan

Chiang Tao

Tibetan Lama

Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Miss Jinbao

Si Wai

Emperor

Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan

Chan Shen

Dan Tian-Gang