Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu (1980)
The Emperor is under attack by marauders and he is so depressed with his failure to protect his people, that he sees no other option than to kill himself. In his grief, he also decides to maim his daughter by cutting of her arm (there is a long tradition of one armed fighters in Hong Kong cinema). After being maimed, the Princess wanders around trying to enlist help from anyone who will listen to her, but no matter whom she meets they either prove too weak to fight off the marauders or they wind up betraying her. Things take a turn for the surreal when her faithful servant girl cuts off her own arm to impersonate the Princess and dies. The Princess goes crazy until she meets handsome Carter Wong, the gentle brute of a butcher who is caring for his Buddhist nun mother. He promises his mom on her death bed he will marry the now lunatic princess. Serious kicking ensues, including sword wielding women, and some high kicking action from Mr. Carter Wong. Enjoy!
Directors:
Hsi-chieh Lai, Sung Pe Liu.
Writers:
Liang Chin, Sung Pe Liu.
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Carter Huang Chia-Ta as Butcher Tu |
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Nancy Yen Nan-See as 3rd Princess Chang Ping |
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Lo Lieh as Liang |
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Li Tsu Liu as Ming Emperor |
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Wang Hsieh as Li Tzu-Cheng |
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Chiu Ting as Madame Tu |
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Dean Shek Tin as Hai Yu-sha |
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Tu Man-Sheng as Lu Chin-chi |
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Hung Kuan as |
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Chin Lung as |
| Directing | Hsi-chieh Lai | Director |
| Directing | Sung Pe Liu | Director |
| Writing | Liang Chin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sung Pe Liu | Screenplay |
| Production | Kuang Hui | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wei-Yin Chou | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Hu Kuang | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Hsi-chieh Lai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Frankie Chan Fan-Kei | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Cheung Kwok-Kuen | Editor |
