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Return to the 36th Chamber
Return to the 36th Chamber
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Return to the 36th Chamber

Original Title: 少林搭棚大師

1980
1h 41m
Action
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1980

Runtime

1h 41m

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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Aug 24, 1980
Languages
Cantonese
Mandarin
Director
Lau Kar-Leung
Lau Kar-Leung
Production
Shaw Brothers
Shaw Brothers
Production Countries
Hong Kong

Top Cast

50 Cast Members

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Chou Chun Chi

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Hsiao Hung

Hsiao Ho

Hsiao Ho

Ah Chao

Wong Ching-Ho

Wong Ching-Ho

Uncle Li

Wa Lun

Wa Lun

Chou Shih Sheng

King Lee King-Chu

King Lee King-Chu

Monk San Te

Yau Chui-Ling

Yau Chui-Ling

Worker

Chen Szu-Chia

Chen Szu-Chia

Ah Fen

Sek Gong

Boss Wang's Thug

Kwon Yeong-Moon

Kwon Yeong-Moon

Chuan Min

Yeung Ching-Ching

Yeung Ching-Ching

Hsiao Ting

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Boss Wang Kao Feng

Chiang Tao

Chiang Tao

Chief Ma

Jang Il-Do

Jang Il-Do

Yuen Li Hou

San Sin

San Sin

Monk with Diarrhea

Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue

Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue

Boss Wang's Thug

Kim Se-Ok

Worker

Cheung Chok-Chow

Cheung Chok-Chow

Worker

Lam Hak-Ming

Lam Hak-Ming

Boss Wang's Thug

Liu Hok-Ming

Liu Hok-Ming

Boss Wang's Thug

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