Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

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Return to the 36th Chamber on IMDb 7.1/10 2,436 votes

Released:
1980-08-24

Overview:
The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest and kung-fu expert from the temple of Shaolin. The factory owner proves the actor a fraud, and punishes all those involved. The young actor feels he has let the workers down, and promises to atone. He sets out for Shaolin, determined to be accepted as a kung-fu pupil at the elite temple.

Director:
Lau Kar-Leung

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Action, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
    as
    Chou Chun Chi
  • Kara Hui Ying-Hung
    as
    Hsiao Hung
  • Hsiao Ho
    as
    Ah Chao
  • Wong Ching-Ho
    as
    Uncle Li
  • Wa Lun
    as
    Chou Shih Sheng