Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
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.
Director:
Lau Kar-Leung
Writer:
Ni Kuang
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Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Chou Chun Chi |
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Kara Hui Ying-Hung as Hsiao Hung |
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Hsiao Ho as Ah Chao |
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Wong Ching-Ho as Uncle Li |
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Wa Lun as Chou Shih Sheng |
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King Lee King-Chu as Monk San Te |
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Yau Chui-Ling as Worker |
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Chen Szu-Chia as Ah Fen |
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Sek Gong as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Kwon Yeong-Moon as Chuan Min |
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Yeung Ching-Ching as Hsiao Ting |
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Johnny Wang Lung-Wei as Boss Wang Kao Feng |
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Chiang Tao as Chief Ma |
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Jang Il-Do as Yuen Li Hou |
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San Sin as Monk with Diarrhea |
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Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Kim Se-Ok as Worker |
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Cheung Chok-Chow as Worker |
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Lam Hak-Ming as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Liu Hok-Ming as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Lee Fat-Yuen as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Mak Wai-Cheung as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Yeung Sai-Gwan as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Lui Tat as Monk |
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Kei Ho-Chiu as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Yeung Wah as Boss Wang's Thug |
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Ho Kei-Cheong as (uncredited) |
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To Wing-Leung as Worker (uncredited) |
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Huang Pa-Ching as Worker (uncredited) |
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Chui Chung-Hok as Worker |
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Wong Siu-Ming as Worker |
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Fong Yue as Worker |
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Ailen Sit Chun-Wai as Worker |
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Chang Seng-Kwong as Thug |
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Gam Tin-Chue as Worker (uncredited) |
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Ho Bo-Sing as Worker / Shaolin Monk |
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Chan Ming-Wai as (uncredited) |
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Nam Wai as Worker |
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Man Ngai-Tik as Medicine Shopkeeper |
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Teng Wei-Hao as |
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Leung Sam as |
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Chu Kai as |
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Cheung Wing-Hon as Worker |
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Yuen Shing-Chau as Monk |
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Lai Sing-Chiu as (extra) (uncredited) |
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Chan Kwok-Keung as (extra) (uncredited) |
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Hung San-Nam as (extra) (uncredited) |
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Lai Kim-Hung as (extra) (uncredited) |
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Ho Chi-Wai as (extra) (uncredited) |
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Yeung Kim-Man as (extra) (uncredited) |
| Sound | Tsui Ping-Kwong | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Lee Yim-Hoi | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wu Hsu-Ching | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liu Chi-Yu | Costume Design |
| Directing | Lau Kar-Leung | Director |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Writing | Ni Kuang | Screenplay |
| Crew | Lau Kar-Leung | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Production | Run Run Shaw | Producer |
| Directing | Huang Pa-Ching | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lee Tai-Hang | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Choi Yu-Kuen | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yuen Teng-Bong | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Chan Fen | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Lai Yu | Props |
| Art | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng | Art Direction |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mona Fong Yat-Wah | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peng Yen-Lien | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | O Yeong-gwon | Lighting Director |