Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

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.

Released

1980-08-24

Genres

Action, Comedy

Runtime

101 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Lau Kar-leung, Ni Kuang

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 253 votes