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.
Monk Chi San
Pai Mei
Mr. Li
Tao Te
Wu Mei
Li Jin-Lun
Wu Chan
Tibetan Lama
Miss Jinbao
Emperor
Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan
Dan Tian-Gang
Head Abbot
General Yue Ying-Qi
General Li
Stuttering servant
Wang
Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin
Magistrate
Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin
Li Ba-Shan
Rich man
Bandit
Soldier
Shaolin student
Bandit
Monk
Shaolin recruit Gui Jue-Qi
Rich Man
Traitor Monk
Soldier
Soldier
Servant
Rich Man
Servant
Soldier / Bandit
Servant
Man at Palace
Director
Writer
Martial Arts Choreographer
Producer
Assistant Director
Lighting Director
Costume Coordinator
Original Music Composer
Production Manager
Editor
Director of Photography