The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, "a must-have for any self-respecting kung fu movie collector" (Kung Fu Cinema), takes martial arts fans inside the legendary Shaolin Temple, birthplace of kung fu. This masterful Shaw Brothers classic inspired two wildly successful sequels and influences an entire generation of filmmakers. When Manchu invaders ravage a defenseless village, one wounded and desperate student seeks refuge at the secretive monastery of Shaolin. Fueled by wrath, he undertakes a grueling program of martial arts training that hones his strength, agility, and endurance in order to defeat his enemies.

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

Action/Adventure/Drama · 1h 51m · 6/27/1979

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The Kung Fu Classic That Started It All!

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Status

Released

Language

Chinese/Mandarin

Country

Hong Kong SAR

Production Company

Shaw Brothers

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Cast

Chia-Hui Liu

San Te

Yue Wong

Miller Six (as Yu Wang)

Lieh Lo

General Tien Ta (as Lieh Lo)

Liu Chia-Yung

General Yin (as Chia-Yung Liu)

Norman Chu

Lu Ah-Tsai (as Shao-Chiang Hsu)

Yung Henry Yu

Hung Hsi-Kuan (as Yang Yu)

Hung Wei

Teacher Ho

Lun Hua

Chang Hsiang-Yung

Szu-Chia Chen

Chen Yen-Ping

John Cheung

Lord Cheng (as Wu-Liang Chang)

Wilson Tong

Tang San-Yao (as Tang Wei-cheng)

Hang-Sheng Wu

Tung Chien-Jin

Hoi-Sang Lee

Abbot of Justice Office (as Hai-Sheng Li)

Kwok-Choi Hon

Lin Chen (as Kuo-Tsai Han)

Tung-kua Ai

Abbot in charge of Head Chamber

Ho Bao-Hsing

(as Bao-Hsing Ho)

Billy Chan

Soldier

Lung Chan

Abbot in charge of Staff Chamber

Shen Chan

Director of 'Wrists Chamber'

Shih-An Chang

Cast

Ming-Wei Chen

Cast

Chok-Chow Cheung

Cast

Wah Cheung

Shaolin disciple

Han Chiang

Senior monk

Tien-chu Chin

Cast

Yuet-Sang Chin

Soldier

Chia Chu

Cast

Alan Chung San Chui

Soldier

Fung Ging-Man

Beggar (as Ging-Man Fung)

Huang Ha

(as Ha Huang)

Chi-Chang Ho

Cast

Hou Hsiao

Shaolin disciple

Pa-Ching Huang

Uncle Wang

Chan-Hsiung Ku

Cast

Ma Ku

Cast

Kim-Hung Lai

Cast

Ta Lei

Cast

Ho Li-Jen

Abbot in charge of Top Chamber (as Li-Jen Ho)

Ke-Ming Lin

Soldier

Tsun Liu

Cast

Chiang Lo

Cast

Chiang Nan

Director of 'Eyes Chamber' (as Nan Chiang)

Gwa-pau Sai

Cast

Hsin Shen

Cast

Lao Shen

Abbot in charge of Dining Hall

Chow Siu-Loi

(as Siu-Loi Chow)

Chun-Te Tai

Cast

San Tai

Cast

Tung Ting

Cast

Yung-Liang Tu

Cast

Austin Wai

Shaolin disciple

Fat Wan

Soldier

Ching-Ho Wang

San Te's father

Han-Chen Wang

Abbot in charge of Leg Chamber

Chi-Keung Wong

Cast

Wing-Tat Woo

Shaolin abbot (as Yung-Ta Hu)

Hsin-Chuan Wu

Cast

Hsiao-Tien Yuan

Director of 'Boxing Chamber' (as Siu Tin Yuen)

Crew

Chia-Liang Liu

Director

Kuang Ni

Writer

Arthur Wong

Cinematograpy

Yeh-tai Huang

Cinematograpy

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