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Return to the 36th Chamber

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Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

99 min - Action - 24 August 1980
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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.

Director:  Liu Chia-Liang
Writers:  Ni Kuang

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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.


Collections: Liu Chia-Liang

Genres: Action

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, 普通话
Release Date:  24 August 1980

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Shaw Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 39 min

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.

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