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Bak Mei (Chinese: 白眉; pinyin: Bái Méi; Wade–Giles: Pai Mei; Cantonese Yale: Baahk Mèih; lit. 'White Eyebrow') is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing dynasty (1644–1912)—who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the imperial government.
During the late thirteenth century, the Mongol Yuan dynasty's rule over China (1271–1368) prompted small yet popular demonstrations against its rule. As they grew into widespread dissent, adherents of White Lotus took part in some of these protests, [10] leading the Yuan government to ban the White Lotus religion as a heterodox religious sect (宗教异端), forcing its members to go ...
Wong Lap Tat (June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), better known by his stage name Lo Lieh, was an Indonesian-born Hong Kong martial artist and film actor. Lo was perhaps best known as Chao Chih-Hao in the 1972 martial arts film King Boxer (a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death), Priest Pai Mei in Executioners from Shaolin and Clan of the White Lotus, Miyamoto in the 1977 film Fist of Fury II, and ...
The Monk Chi San (David Chiang) is sent by his Shaolin masters to learn a special kung fu from a Wu-Tang priest and befriends his niece Wu Mei (Lily Li). The priest's brother is Pai Mei (Lo Lieh), who disapproves of his associating with Shaolin rebels who oppose the Qing, leaves as his nephew Dao De (Ku Kuan Chun) remains behind to cause ...
Clan of the White Lotus is a 1980 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Lo Lieh, with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung, and starring Lo Lieh and Gordon Liu.It is released as Fists of the White Lotus in North America.
Fung Dou Dak is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders, survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). He reputedly had the body of steel and was renowned for his fighting skills, with one legend stating that he, along with Pak Mei, joined forces with the Qing army and destroyed the second southern Shaolin Temple with a huge army outnumbering ...
Wu-Tang leader Pai Mei (Chow Kin-Ping) and his head disciple Gao Jinzhong launch an attack on the Shaolin Temple, killing its disciples San-De and Fang Shiyu while a wounded Hong Xiguan (Jason Pai Piao) narrowly escapes. Chen Ah Jin is a local tofu maker and mantis style practitioner.
The film was widely released in VHS, VCD, and DVD formats, both in common English and Mandarin dubbed versions. The film's distributor, Mei Ah Entertainment later released a 4K remastered version of the film on streaming services in Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea, with both Mandarin and a rare Cantonese dubbed version.