Return to The 36th Chamber

– The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Original Name:
少林搭棚大師
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) - Also known as 少林搭棚大師

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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Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Aug 1982

Language:

Cantonese, Mandarin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writer:

Kuang Ni

Main Actors:

Chia-Hui Liu, Lung Wei Wang, Hou Hsiao, Lun Hua

Plot:

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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Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10