Clan of the White Lotus
Clan of the White Lotus is a 1980 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lo Lieh, with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung. The film is a follow-up to Executioners from Shaolin and Abbot of Shaolin, and stars Liu Chia Hiu, Hui Ying Hung and Leih. It was released in Hong Kong and produced by Shaw Brothers.
Synopsis
Following the death of his brother Pai Mei, Priest White Lotus seeks revenge with one idea in mind: to kill his brother's assassins. One night, he decides to pay them a surprise visit and murders one of the two. But the survivor of that night, will withdraw from the world and, with the help of the widow of the deceased, will perfect his technique to take his revenge...Cast
- Gordon Liu as Man Ting Hung
- Kara Hui as Mei-Hsiao
- Lo Lieh as Priest White Lotus
- Fai Wong Lam as Wu Nai Shing
- Johnny Wang as Ko Chun Chung
- Yeung Ching-Ching as Siu Ching
- King Chu Lee as Wu Ah Biu
- Hsiao Ho as Personal Swordsman of White Lotus
- Wilson Tong as Priest White Brow
Reception
Andrew Saroch describes the film as "Another awesome Shaw Brothers film with an insane concept and some heavenly fight action choreographed by the one and only Liu Chia-Liang."The authors of The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies rate the film a maximum of four stars, praising the film's "partially evocative music" and "amazing martial arts".