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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.

Top Cast

  • David Chiang Da-Wei

    David Chiang Da-Wei

    Monk Chi San

  • Lo Lieh

    Lo Lieh

    Pai Mei

  • Ching Miao

    Ching Miao

    Mr. Li

  • Eddie Koo Koon Chung

    Eddie Koo Koon Chung

    Tao Te

  • Lily Li

    Lily Li

    Wu Mei

  • Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

    Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

    Li Jin-Lun

  • Yang Chi-Ching

    Yang Chi-Ching

    Wu Chan

  • Chiang Tao

    Chiang Tao

    Tibetan Lama

  • Helen Poon Bing-Seung

    Helen Poon Bing-Seung

    Miss Jinbao

Overview

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.

Rating

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