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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is a Hong Kong kung fu movie starring Gordon Liu, who plays a fictionalized version of the legendary Shaolin monk San Te (birth name: Liu Yude) who trained under General Chi Shan.
In the movie, the young student Liu Yude participates in a rebellion that is quickly and violently quenched by the Manchu government. After his loved ones has been killed and his school liquidated by the authorities, the injured Liu Yude seeks out a Shaolin temple to learn kung fu and thus be better equipped to get revenge and ensure the liberation of his people.
Launched in 1978, the 36th Chamber of Shaolin is today widely hailed as one of the best kung fu films of all time and it has had a huge influence on the genre. For the director Liu Chia-liang, it proved to be a huge break-through and career turning point.
Cast
- Student Liu Yude/Monk San Te is played by Liu Chia-Hui
- General Tien Ta is played by Lo Lieh
- Rice Miller Six is played yed by Wang Yu
- Hung Hsi-Kuan is played by Yu Yang
- Lu Ah Tsai is played by Hsu Shao-Chiang
- Tung Chien-Ching is played by Wu Hang-Sheng
- Abbot of Justice Office is played by Hoi Sang Lee
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Basic facts about the movie
| Title | Traditional: 少林三十六房 Simplified: 少林三十六房 |
| English title | The 36th Chamber of the Shaolin |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Released in | 1978 |
| Lenght | 1 hour and 55 minutes |
| Producer | Mona Fong Run Run Shaw |
| Production company | Shaw Brothers |
| Directed by | Liu Chia-Liang |
| Written by | I Kuang |
| Music by | Chen Yung-Yu |
| Cinematography | Huang Yeh-tai |
| Edited by | Geung Hing Lung Li Yen-Hai |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio United States:World Northal (dubbed) Dragon Dynasty (DVD) |
Starring
Gording Liu
Lo Lieh
Other titels
The movie is known under several alternative titles, including The Master Killer and Shao Lin Shi Liu Fang. In 2000, Crash Cinema Media released it on DVD with the title Shaolin Master Killer.
Trivia
- The matrial arts expert and actor Gordon Liu’s (also known as Lau Ka-fai) who had the lead role in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin also played two roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films. In Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003), he plays Johnny Mo, leader of the Yakuza gang Crazy 88. In Volume 2 (2004), we see him kung fu master Pai Mei.
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin spawned the sequal Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), which was much more comedic. It was followed by Disciples of the 36th Chamber in 1985.
- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin movie inspired the name of the Wu Tang Clan debut album “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)”.
This article was last updated on: December 7, 2018