Shaolin Abbot

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

D David Chiang Da-WeiMonk Chi San L Lo LiehPai Mei C Ching MiaoMr. Li E Eddie Koo Koon ChungTao Te L Lily LiWu Mei N Norman Tsui Siu-KeungLi Jin-Lun Y Yang Chi-ChingWu Chan C Chiang TaoTibetan Lama H Helen Poon Bing-SeungMiss Jinbao S Si WaiEmperor B Bruce Tong Yim-ChaanShaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan C Chan ShenDan Tian-Gang

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S Shum LoHead Abbot Y Yue WingGeneral Yue Ying-Qi C Chiang NanGeneral Li S Sai Gwa-PauStuttering servant W Wong Ching-HoWang J Jamie Luk Kim-MingShaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin W Wang Han-ChenMagistrate (uncredited) N Ng Hong-SangShaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin K Keung HonLi Ba-Shan L Lee Sau-KeiRich man W Wong Chi-MingBandit H Hsu HsiaSoldier S Siu Tak-FooShaolin student C Chik Ngai-HungBandit T Tam BoMonk F Francis Kwok Si-ChiShaolin recruit Gui Jue-Qi L Lui TatRich Man T Tai Kwan-TakTraitor Monk H Huang HaSoldier K Kong ChuenSoldier L Lau ChunServant G Gam Tin-ChueRich Man L Lam WahServant W Wan Yiu-ChoSoldier / Bandit W Wong Kung-MiuServant F Fung Ging-ManMan at Palace F Fung Ming T Tony Lee Wan-Miu C Cheung Chok-Chow F Fong Yue T Ting Tung(uncredited) Y Yeung Kei L Lee Hang P Pan Yung-Sheng T To Wing-Leung(uncredited) G Got Ping M Man Ngai-Tik T Tam Ying W Wong Chi-Keung J Jang Il-Do