Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
Original title: 少林搭棚大師
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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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Gordon Liu Chia-HuiChou Chun Chi
Kara Hui Ying-HungHsiao Hung
Hsiao HoAh ChaoDang Wai-Ho
Wong Ching-HoUncle Li
Wa LunChou Shih Sheng
King Lee King-ChuMonk San Te
Yau Chui-LingWorker
Chan Sze-KaiAh FenSek GongBoss Wang's thugKwon Yeong-MoonChuan Min
Johnny Wang Lung-WeiBoss Wang Kao FengKeywords
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What is Return to the 36th Chamber about?
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.
How long is Return to the 36th Chamber?
Return to the 36th Chamber has a runtime of 99 minutes.
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