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
King Chu Lee	...	Wu Ah-biu (uncredited)
Wing Leung To	...	Bald monk in yellow (uncredited)

Directed by
Lieh Lo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tien Huang		screenplay

Produced by
Mona Fong	....	producer
Chia-Hsi Huang	....	executive producer
Run Run Shaw	....	producer

Original Music by
Eddie Wang

Cinematography by
Chih Chun Ao

Film Editing by
Hsing-lung Chiang
Yen Hai Li

Art Direction by
Johnson Tsao

Costume Design by
Chi-Yu Liu

Makeup Department
Yen-Lien Peng	....	hair stylist
Hsu-Ching Wu	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pa-Ching Huang	....	assistant director
Tai-Heng Li	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kuo-hsing Huang	....	props
Yu Lai	....	props

Sound Department
Ping Kuang Hsu	....	sound recordist

Stunts
Hou Hsiao	....	assistant stunt coordinator
King Chu Lee	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as King Chu)
Hsin Shen	....	assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Fen Chen	....	lighting technician
Ting Bong Yuen	....	lighting technician

Other crew
Chen-yung Chou	....	script supervisor
Chia-Liang Liu	....	fight instructor
Chia-Liang Liu	....	planner
Chih Hsien Wang	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Shaw Brothers

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:

Tiger style kung fu, practiced and showcased throughout the film is also called the "White Eyebrow system," based on the characteristics of the tiger, and was perfected by Taoist Priest Bak Mei. In some scenes in the movie, the Priest White Lotus seemingly cannot be touched or harmed. Legend tells that Priest Bak Mei trained so thoroughly that blows to his body and strikes by weapons actually caused little or no injury.

Quotes:

Pai Mei: Hong Wen- Ting. You must be out of your mind to try to fight me. With your childish Tiger- Crane skill. You've got no chance, but to join your friend Ah-Piao in Hell for more lessons.

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.