Return to the 36th Chamber 1980
6.9 / 10
Return to the 36th Chamber
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.
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.
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Release Date:
Aug 24, 1980 (Hong Kong)
Run Time:
1hr 41`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Chinese
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Status:
Released
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Return to the 36th Chamber - Return to the 36th Chamber
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Cast
... Chou Chun Chi
... Hsiao Hung
... Ah Chao
TW
Teng Wei-Hao...
... Uncle Li
... Chou Shih Sheng
... Monk San Te
... Worker
... Ah Fen
SG
Sek Gong... Boss Wang's thug
... Chuan Min
... Boss Wang Kao Feng
... Chief Ma
... Yuen Li Hou
SS
San Sin... Monk with diarrhea
... Boss Wang's thug
GS
Gam Sai-Yuk... Worker
... Worker
... Worker
... Worker
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... Producer
... Executive Producer
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