Return to the 36th Chamber
6.9
“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.
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Part of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Collection
3 films
Cast
51 people
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Chou Chun Chi
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Kara Hui
Hsiao Hung
Kara Wai Ying-hung
Hsiao Hung
Known for
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
Rigor Mortis
Hsiao Ho
Ah Chao
Known for
Iron Monkey
Legendary Weapons of China
Wong Ching-Ho
Uncle Li
Known for
The Five Venoms
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Wa Lun
Chou Shih Sheng
Also in
The Oily Maniac
The Seductress
King Lee King-Chu
Monk San Te
Known for
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Clan of the White Lotus
Yau Chui-Ling
Worker
Known for
Dirty Ho
Chen Szu-Chia
Ah Fen
Known for
Dirty Ho
Sek Gong
Boss Wang's Thug
Known for
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Kwon Yeong-Moon
Chuan Min
Known for
Fearless Hyena 2
Dragon Lord
Yeung Ching-Ching
Hsiao Ting
Known for
Clan of the White Lotus
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Lau Kar-leung Director · Ni Kuang Screenplay Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren Composer
First release August 24, 1980 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
少林搭棚大師
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 24, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
June 14, 2008 · TV
China
June 14, 2008 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Denmark
February 13, 2020 · Premiere · Copenhagen Asian Film Festival
Germany
March 24, 1981 · Theatrical · West Germany
Netherlands
January 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
September 20, 1980 · Theatrical
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