Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 2.6119 |
Directed By
Lau Kar-Leung
Crew
Lee Yim-Hoi
Tsui Ping-Kwong
Liu Chi-Yu
Wu Hsu-Ching
Lau Kar-Leung
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Lau Kar-Leung
Ni Kuang
Run Run Shaw
Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Choi Yu-Kuen
Huang Pa-Ching
Yuen Teng-Bong
Chan Fen
Lai Yu
Lee Tai-Hang
Peng Yen-Lien
TOP CAST
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Chou Chun Chi
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Hsiao Hung
Hsiao Ho
Ah Chao
Wong Ching-Ho
Uncle Li
Wa Lun
Chou Shih Sheng
King Lee King-Chu
Monk San Te
Yau Chui-Ling
Worker
Chen Szu-Chia
Ah Fen
Sek Gong
Boss Wang's Thug
Kwon Yeong-Moon
Chuan Min
Yeung Ching-Ching
Hsiao Ting
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Boss Wang Kao Feng
Chiang Tao
Chief Ma
Jang Il-Do
Yuen Li Hou
San Sin
Monk with Diarrhea
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue
Boss Wang's Thug
Kim Se-Ok
Worker
Cheung Chok-Chow
Worker
Lam Hak-Ming
Boss Wang's Thug
Liu Hok-Ming
Boss Wang's Thug
Lee Fat-Yuen
Boss Wang's Thug
Mak Wai-Cheung
Boss Wang's Thug
Yeung Sai-Gwan
Boss Wang's Thug
Lui Tat
Monk
Kei Ho-Chiu
Boss Wang's Thug
Yeung Wah
Boss Wang's Thug
To Wing-Leung
Worker
Huang Pa-Ching
Worker
Chui Chung-Hok
Worker
Wong Siu-Ming
Worker
Fong Yue
Worker
Ailen Sit Chun-Wai
Worker
Chang Seng-Kwong
Thug
Gam Tin-Chue
Worker
Ho Bo-Sing
Worker / Shaolin Monk
Nam Wai
Worker
Man Ngai-Tik
Medicine Shopkeeper
Cheung Wing-Hon
Worker
Yuen Shing-Chau
Monk
Lai Sing-Chiu
(extra) (uncredited)
Chan Kwok-Keung
(extra) (uncredited)
Hung San-Nam
(extra) (uncredited)
Lai Kim-Hung
(extra) (uncredited)
Ho Chi-Wai
(extra) (uncredited)
Yeung Kim-Man
(extra) (uncredited)
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