Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
Back for the rest!
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1980-08-24
- Runtime:
- 101 min
- Genres:
- Action, Comedy
- Director:
- Lau Kar-Leung
- Top cast:
- Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Kara Hui Ying-Hung, Hsiao Ho, Wong Ching-Ho, Wa Lun, King Lee King-Chu
- Original language:
- ZH
- TMDB rating:
- 6.9/10 from 246 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.7/10