Story Line
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.
“He who struggles initially, might succeed eventually, and even finally.”
Top Cast
Gordon Liu
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
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
1978-02-02
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
ActionAdventure
Part of the Series
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Collection
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•1/3/2024Almost half a century ago, one of the greatest Kung-Fu and preexponents of the genre, 少林三十六房 was done, being directed by Lau Kar-leung and written by I Kuang and tells the story of a village young student named Liu Yude that is drawn by his activist ...
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•1/5/2024When "Liu/San Te" (Chia-Hui Liu) proves lucky to escape with his life after an attack by the governing Manchu on the school in which he "teaches", and in which his father is killed, he determines to seek out the legendary Shaolin monks and learn the ...