Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
R 01 Aug 1982 • Action, Comedy • 1h 39m
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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Language:
Cantonese, Mandarin
Awards:
1 nomination
Country:
Hong Kong
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DVD Release Date:
18 Jan 2005
Box Office Total: