Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- In Chinese — subtitles on.
The story
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
- martial arts
- kung fu
- government
- shaolin
- kammer
- shaolin kung fu
- teachers and students
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Liu Yu-de / Monk San Ta
Lo Lieh
General Tien Ta
John Cheung Ng-Long
Lord Cheng
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Lord Tang San-yao
- Wa Lun — Liu Yu-de's Classmate
- Hon Kwok-Choi — Lin Zhen
- Lau Kar-Wing — General Yin
- Wai Wang — Teacher Ho
- Chen Szu-Chia — Yien Pin, Teacher Ho's Assistant
- Wong Ching-Ho — Liu Yu-de's Father
- Woo Wang-Daat — Shaolin Abbot
- Lee Hoi-Sang — Shaolin Justice Officer
- Keung Hon — Abbot in Charge of Cleanliness
- Hao Li-Jen — Abbot in Charge of Top Chamber
- Shum Lo — Abbot in Charge of Dining Hall
- Directed
- Lau Kar-leung
- Written
- Ni Kuang
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 517 ratings
- Studio
- Shaw Brothers
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1978 · You’re hereThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Where it starts.
Return to the 36th Chamber
1980
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.
