Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 0.5572 |
Directed By
King Hu
Crew
King Hu
King Hu
King Hu
Kai-Mu Lo
Li-Ying Chen
King Hu
King Hu
Ling Chung
King Hu
Catherine Lau Ga-Wai
Han Gap-jin
Siu Nam
Woo Shu Yue
John Sharaf
Wu Da-Jiang
Fred Tan
Woo Shu Yue
Tung Lam
Yip Kwok-Chi
Lee Lai-Kuen
Ng Ming-Choi
Henry Chan
TOP CAST
Hsu Feng
White Fox
Sun Yueh
Esquire Wen An
Tung Lam
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
Complaining Monk
To Wai-Wo
Sells Food to the Monks
Jeon Sook
Nun
Ng Ming-Choi
Chin Suo
Siu Tak-Foo
Monk (uncredited)
Hsiao Ho
Monk (uncredited)
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