Movie poster for Return to the 36th Chamber
TMDb Rating
6.9/10

237 verified votes

Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

ActionComedy
101 min

"Back for the rest!"

Plot Summary

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

Top Cast

Gordon Liu Chia-HuiKara Wai Ying-HungHsiao HoWong Ching-HoWa Lun

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