Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

1977 film by Lau Kar-leung

Released

1977

Country

Hong Kong

Language

Mandarin

Genre

Martial arts film

Director

Lau Kar-leung

Screenplay

Ni Kuang

Starring

Lo Lieh, Gordon Liu

Running time

98 minutes

Production company

Shaw Brothers Studio

Distributor

Shaw Brothers Studio, Netflix

Executioners from Shaolin (Chinese: 洪熙官; pinyin: Hóng Xīguān; Wade–Giles: Hung Hsi-kuan) is a 1977 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung. The film begins after the massacre of the Shaolin students with Hung hsi Kuan escaping with his life. He meets Fang Yung Chun, and the two soon get married and have a child all while Hung prepares for revenge against Pai Mei, who killed the Shaolin Chief Abbott. As Hung prepares to challenge Pei Mei, failing twice. His son, Hung Wen-ting steps in to avenge his father with the martial arts skills passed down from both his parents.

More films directed by Lau Kar-leung

• Deadly Strike 1973
• Challenge of the Masters 1976
• The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 1978
• Heroes of the East 1978
• Shaolin Mantis 1978
• Dirty Ho 1979
• Mad Monkey Kung Fu 1979
• Return to the 36th Chamber 1980
• Martial Club 1981
• My Young Auntie 1981
• Cat vs. Rat 1982
• Legendary Weapons of China 1982
• The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter 1984
• Martial Arts of Shaolin 1986
• Tiger on Beat 1988
• Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit 1989
• Drunken Master II 1994
• Drunken Master III 1994
• Drunken Monkey 2003

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• TMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q3232502 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.