Fo Zhang huang di (1980)

Director:

Chin Hu Tung

Writers:

Kuang Ni (screenplay), Liang-tai Tu (screenplay)

Stars:

Hoi Mang, Jang Lee Hwang, Chung Kai Chang

Cast

Credited cast:
Hoi Mang	...	Shao
Jang Lee Hwang	...	Prince Yi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chung Kai Chang
Pao-Shan Chang
Yi Kuei Chang
Yueh Sheng Chien	...	Crazy Abbot
Ke Chu
Fang Fang
Po Wei Hou
Ching-ying Hu
Han Chang Hu
Ti-Men Kan
Chi-yu Kong
Lung Yin Li
Tso-yung Li

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

shaolin

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Hong Kong Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

15 May 1980 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Buddhist Assassinator

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fortuna Film Company, Golden Princess Film Production Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

This is perhaps the funniest Kung Fu film of the 70's!

The Buddha Assassinator is part of the Shaolin Dolemite Kung Fu series. The original Dolemite films starred Rudy Ray Moore with a blend of humor, clumsy kung fu, and recycled one liners. Moore does not star in The Buddha Assassinator, but he presents the film in ornate and bad-ass fashion as only he can. The film goes nowhere with its plot, and it seems as if the director was trying to poke fun of traditional Eastern Kung Fu film making (just like Woody Allen). With Asian Kung Fu masters saying things like, "I'm gonna jack you up" and "Uncle, your feet smell" only add to the film's perverse comical fashion. The fight sequences are a step down from even films made by the Eastern Heroes film company, and on a different planet than those of Bruce Lee and Sonny Chiba. Anyhow, this film is great for midnight viewing and nonstop laughter.