Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

100 mins | Drama, Action | Feb. 15, 1979

A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

100 mins | Drama, Action | Feb. 15, 1979

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title 猴形扣手
Directors Cheung Sum
Writers

Cast

Tong Tin-Hei

as Master Yan

Cheng Kang-Yeh

as Yan #2

Wilson Tong

as Snake Style Assassin

Hau Chiu-Sing

as Teacher Ho

Pomson Shi

as Koo Ting Sang