China, 7th century. On their way to a provincial center Judge Dee and his three wives spend the night at a Taoist monastery. Soon the judge discovers that the secluded place holds a secret - the former abbot died of unnatural causes. After a number of mysterious events and more cases of murder Dee tracks down the true villain.
Cast
Khigh Dhiegh
Dee Jen-djieh (Judge Dee)
Mako
Tao Gan
Soon-Tek Oh
Kang I-Te
Miiko Taka
Jade Mirror
Irene Tsu
Celestial Image
Keye Luke
Lord Sun Ming
Susie Elene
Miss Ting
James Hong
Prior
Beverly Kushida
Bright Flower
Ching Hocson
White Rose
Yuki Shimoda
Pure Faith
Robert Sadang
Tsung Lee
Frances Fong
Mrs. Pao
Tommy Lee
True Wisdom
Richard Lee-Sung
First Driver
Tadashi Yamashita
Motai
Crew
Jeremy Kagan
Director
Nicholas Meyer
Teleplay
Robert van Gulik
Novel
John Farrell
Editor
Patrick Kennedy
Editor
Gene Polito
Cinematography
Gerald I. Isenberg
Producer
Jan Scott
Production Design
David McCann
Post-Production Manager
Robert J. Koster
Post-Production Manager, Production Manager
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
Kim Kahana
Stunt Coordinator