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Return to the 36th Chamber

Back for the rest!

★ 6.8 1980 101 min ActionComedy

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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Released in 1980, Return to the 36th Chamber sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1980-08-24
TMDB score
6.8/10
Original language
ZH
Status
Released
Production
Hong Kong
Studio
Shaw Brothers
Topicsmartial artsshaolin kung fu

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