Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Chinese — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- martial arts
- shaolin kung fu
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- 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
- Directed
- Lau Kar-leung
- Written
- Ni Kuang
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 251 ratings
- Studio
- Shaw Brothers
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1978The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Where it starts.
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980 · You’re here
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
