1979 · 121 min · Directed by King Hu
In Ming Dynasty China, the retiring abbot of a Buddhist monastery invites two dignitaries to help him choose a successor, not suspecting that both of them have hired help to steal a priceless parchment kept in the temple.
Hsu Feng
White Fox
Sun Yueh
Esquire Wen An
Tung Lin
Chiu Ming / Hui Ming
Tien Feng
General Wang Chi
Chen Hui-Lou
Lieutenant Chang Cheng
Paul Chun Pui
Hui Ssu
Shih Chun
Hui Tung
Wu Chia-Hsiang
Master Wu Wai
Chun Lu
Hui Wen
Chin Chang-Ken
The Abbot
Lee Man-Tai
Complaining Monk
Wang Kuang-Yu
To Wai-Wo
Sells Food to the Monks
Jeon Sook
Nun
Ng Ming-Choi
Chin Suo
Siu Tak-Foo
Monk (uncredited)
Hsiao Ho
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