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He was raised in a Shaolin Monastery in Hunan Province and was trained by the monks to be a Shaolin master. Kwai Chang Caine follows his adventures as he travels to the American Old West (armed only with his skill in martial arts) as he seeks his half-brother, Danny Caine.
The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother.
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Kung Fu: Created by Ed Spielman, Herman Miller. With David Carradine, Radames Pera, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn. The adventures of Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders through the American West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in Kung Fu.
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- 1972-02-22
- Adventure, Drama, Western
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Kwai Chang Caine (Chinese: 虔官昌; pinyin: Qián Guānchāng) is the main character of the 1972 television series Kung Fu. He is a Shaolin master who travels through the American Old West to find his half-brother, Danny Caine.
Caine has been portrayed by David Carradine as an adult, Keith Carradine as a younger Caine, Radames Pera as a child Caine, and Stephen Manley as the youngest Caine.
Kwai is the orphaned son of an American man, Thomas Henry Caine (Bill Fletcher), and a Chinese woman, Kwai Lin because of his orphan status he is raised by his maternal grandfather. After his grandfather dies he is accepted for training at a Shaolin Monastery, where he grows up to become a Shaolin priest and martial arts expert.
In the pilot episode, Caine's beloved mentor and elder, Master Po, is murdered by the Emperor's nephew; outraged, Caine retaliates by killing the nephew. With a price on his head, Caine flees China to the western United States, where he seeks to find his family roots and, ultimately, his half-brother, Danny Caine whom he ultimately finds him in the third and final season also discovering he's an uncle.
The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), a highly trained Shaolin monk who must flee China and ends up traveling through the 19th century American West armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother.
Feb 22, 2012 · In the Kung-Fu TV Series Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine, travels through the American old West seeking out his half brother, Danny Caine. Kwai Chang Caine must use his spiritual training and his martial arts skills to survive the dangers in the old west.
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In "The Assassin", Caine tries to explain the difference between a Shaolin monk and a Ninja with little comprehension from the white folk after he is mistaken for the ninja's accomplice. In "Barbary Coast", the corrupt businessman Vincent Corbino forces Caine to become a prizefighter.
