Shifu — Kung Fu Panda 3 Character Profile

About Shifu

Wise red panda master who trains Po and the Furious Five in martial arts and spiritual discipline.

Shifu — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Martial arts mastery, Chi control, Strategic planning, Pressure point strikes, Advanced teaching

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Shifu appears in 4 titles

• Kung Fu Panda (2008) — character page
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — character page
• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
• Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Dustin Hoffman

Appears in

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Shifu — related — Po (Jack Black)
• Shifu — related — Viper (Lucy Liu)

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• Female Palace Goose (voice) (Kelly Cooney Cilella)
• Yoo (voice) (Pax Jolie-Pitt)
• Sum (voice) (Al Roker)
• Grandma Panda (voice) (Barbara Dirickson)
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