Hong Wending san po bai lian jiao (1980)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Lieh Lo

Writer:

Tien Huang (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 January 1980 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Training Montage | Shaolin | Woman's Style Kung Fu | Exploding Heart Technique | Qing Dynasty

Cast

Chia Hui Liu	...	Hong Wen-Ting
Lieh Lo	...	Priest White Lotus
Lung Wei Wang	...	Governor Kau Tin-Chung
Kara Hui	...	Mei-Hsiao (as Ying Hung Wai)
Hou Hsiao	...	Personal Swordsman of White Lotus
Ching-Ching Yeung	...	Ching-Ching (as Ching Ching Yeung)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miao Ching
Chi Cheng Ho
Pa-Ching Huang
Fa Yuan Li
Hui Huang Lin
Ke Ming Lin
Yun-hsiang Peng
Hsien Sheng
Shan Tai
Wilson Tong		(as Tang Wei-shing)
Chieh Kuang Wu
Hsi-guan Yang
Hua Yang

Also Known As:

Clan of the White Lotus (Hong Kong: English title)
Fists of the White Lotus (USA)
Hung Man-ding saam por bak lin gaau (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Trivia:

In the movie Executioners of Shaolin the white- haired leader Pai Mei killed, so when staff penned together a sequel, they decided to create the character of a twin brother, classmate of the slain Pai Mei, who enacts revenge for his death.

Quotes:

Hong Wen-Ting: That's got nothing to do with the Shaolin warriors. They're innocent and hard- working men. Instead of letting them go, you kill them all. You cruel bastard. Have you got no compassion?
Kau Tin-Chung: My uncle's right. No peace 'til you're dead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

another martial arts favourite

I must have seen this Shaw Brothers movie on TV in the 1980s because it seemed very familiar as I watched the DVD. Apparently this is a sequel to Executioners from Shaolin. The movie opens with a flashback to a fight between white-haired monk Pai Mei and a two-man team featuring Gordon Liu and another fellow. The monk is extremely tough so it is necessary to double-team him with Tiger Style and Crane Style. This is the setup for the current story where Pai Mei's brother Pak Mei another white-haired monk is out for revenge. In this adventure there is no partner to use Crane style so Gordon needs special training to make up for it. It was a lot of fun watching Gordon learning woman's style kung fu to get an advantage over Pak Mei the White Lotus. Check this one out at the video store if you get the chance because Gordon Liu will be a white-haired kung fu master named Pai Mei in Kill Bill Volume 2.