Abbot of Shaolin (1979)
Douban
少林英雄榜
/
Shaolin Abbot
director:
Ho Meng-Hua
playwright:
Ni Kuang
actor:
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
/
David Chiang Da-Wei
/
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
/
Lily Li
/
Lo Lieh
genre:
Action
/
Adventure
region:
Hong Kong
language:
粤语
release date: 1979-07-11
IMDb: tt0079892
overview
A SLICE OF DEATH / ABBOT OF SHAOLIN (1979) is another Shaw Bros. kung fu film with a Shaolin Temple theme. David Chiang stars as the monk Chi San, who survives the burning of Shaolin Temple and travels south to Kwangtung to raise money to re-build the temple as forces loyal to the Ching Emperor follow in close pursuit. He meets a merchant in Kwangtung who becomes his patron and he develops a group of followers, including Hung Si Kwan, a familiar character from Shaolin lore. There are lots of good fight scenes and a well-written script with interesting encounters between the varied characters.