Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu (Chuang wang li zi cheng) 44 years old

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 ass kicking ensues, including sword wielding women, and some high kicking action from Mr. Carter Wong. Enjoy!

Credits

Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu Cast

Name Character
Dean Shek He was 29, now 73 years old as Hai Yu-sha
Lo Lieh He was 40, 63 years old when he died as Liang
Ting Chao was 97, 56 years old when died as Madame Tu
Nancy Yen Nan-See as 3rd Princess Chang Ping
Carter Wong He was 33, now 77 years old as Butcher Tu
Wang Hsieh He was 49, 86 years old when he died as Li Tzu-Cheng
Li Tsu Liu as Ming Emperor
Man-Sheng Tu as Lu Chin-chi
Chin Lung
Hung Kuan

Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu Crew

Name Department
Sung Pe Liu as Director. Directing
Sung Pe Liu as Screenplay. Writing
Kuang Hui as Producer. Production
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei as Original Music Composer. He was 29 (now 73) years old Sound
Hsi-chieh Lai as Director of Photography. Camera
Hsi-chieh Lai as Director. Directing
Liang Chin as Screenplay. Writing
Kuo-chuan Chiang as Editor. Editing
Wei-Yin Chou as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Hu Kuang as Sound Recordist. Crew
Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu poster
Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu (44 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, April 12, 1980
  • Runtime: 90 minutes