The Monk (1975 film)

The Monk
Turkish VHS cover
Traditional Chinese	出家人
Simplified Chinese	出家人
Hanyu Pinyin	Chū Jiā Rén
Jyutping	Ceot1 Gaa1 Jan4
Directed by	Dean Shek
Screenplay by	Dean Shek
Produced by	Yip Tak-han
Starring	Dean Shek Yen Shi-kwan
Cinematography	Wong Wing-lung
Edited by	Tony Chow
Music by	Frankie Chan
Production company	Brother Film
Release date	12 December 1975 (1975-12-12)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

The Monk, also known as The Kung Fu Monks, is a 1975 Hong Kong martial arts film written, directed by and starring Dean Shek, who makes his directorial debut.

Cast

• Dean Shek as Si-hung
• Yen Shi-kwan as Ta-chi
• Fung Hak-on as Foon Ying
• Eddy Ko as Ban Fong's boss
• Shirley Wong as Foon Ying's girl
• Wong Pau-kei as Thug
• Gordon Liu as Foon Ying's thug
• Ho Kei-cheong as Casino manager
• Wong Shu-tong as Pickpocket
• Anna Ho as Prostitute
• Fung Fung as Brothel manager
• San Sin as Monk
• Wan Leng-kwong as Man chasing pickpocket
• Hsu Hsia as Thug
• Chan Tik-hak
• Tang Tak-cheung as Thug
• Lau Kar-wing
• Chan Kon
• Tam Po
• Law Keung
• Chai Lam as Gambler
• Ho Po-sing
• Cheung Chi-ping
• Lai Yan
• Chan Keung
• Chu Kai
• Ho Kei-cheong
• Chui Fat
• Wynn Lau
• Lo Wai
• Wan Fat
• Chik Ngai-hung
• Ning Mung

Production

According to an interview by Dean Shek, the film was developed after a time when Lau Kar-leung asked Shek whether he was daring enough to direct a film, to which Shek replied, "If you dare to invest, I dare to direct". ^[1]

References

1. "搜房网：地产人物----石天 - 深圳搜房网".

External links

• The Monk at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Monk at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Monk at IMDb