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Return to the 36th Chamber

“Back for the rest!”

★ 6.8 / 10 (253 votes)August 24, 1980101 minZH
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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Movie facts

Release dateAugust 24, 1980
StatusReleased
Runtime101 min
Rating★ 6.8 / 10
Certification—
Original languageCantonese, Mandarin
CountryHong Kong
Budget—
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ProductionShaw Brothers
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Director

Lau Kar-leung

Writers

Ni Kuang

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Cast

Gordon Liu Chia-huiGordon Liu Chia-huiChou Chun Chi
Kara Wai Ying-hungKara Wai Ying-hungHsiao Hung
Hsiao HoHsiao HoAh Chao
Wong Ching-HoWong Ching-HoUncle Li
Wa LunWa LunChou Shih Sheng
King Lee King-ChuKing Lee King-ChuMonk San Te
Yau Chui-LingYau Chui-LingWorker
Chen Szu-ChiaChen Szu-ChiaAh Fen
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Sek GongBoss Wang's Thug
Kwon Yeong-MoonKwon Yeong-MoonChuan Min
Yeung Ching-ChingYeung Ching-ChingHsiao Ting
Johnny Wang Lung-WeiJohnny Wang Lung-WeiBoss Wang Kao Feng
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