Return to the 36th Chamber

Year: 1980

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Lau Kar-Leung

ActionComedy

The dye‑factory workers suffer a 20 % wage cut when their owner brings in Manchu thugs to boost output. To win back their pay, they enlist a stage actor to pose as a Shaolin priest‑fighter. The owner exposes the fraud and punishes everyone. Guilt‑stricken, the actor vows redemption, travels to the Shaolin temple, and strives to earn genuine kung‑fu training as a disciple.

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