Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
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Back for the rest!
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: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 251 votes
Directed by Lau Kar-leung.
Top cast
- Gordon Liu as Chou Chun Chi
- Kara Wai Ying-Hung as Hsiao Hung
- Hsiao Ho as Ah Chao
- Wong Ching-Ho as Uncle Li
- Wa Lun as Chou Shih Sheng
- King Lee King-Chu as Monk San Te
- Yau Chui-Ling as Worker
- Chen Szu-Chia as Ah Fen
- Sek Gong as Boss Wang's Thug
- Kwon Yeong-Moon as Chuan Min
Where to watch Return to the 36th Chamber
- United States: stream on Hi-YAH, ARROW; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on ARROW; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on ARROW; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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