Where to watch Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) tonight
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) runs 1 h 41 min and averages 6.8 from 253 TMDB members. 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…
- Runtime
- 1 h 41 min — ends 9:41 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
- Released
- August 24, 1980
- TMDB rating
- 6.8 / 10 from 253 votes
- Director
- Lau Kar-leung
- Starring
- Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Hsiao Ho, Wong Ching-Ho
- Language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 少林搭棚大師
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Hi-YAH (subscription), ARROW (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is Return to the 36th Chamber?
- Return to the 36th Chamber is 1 h 41 min long (101 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:41 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Return to the 36th Chamber rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for Return to the 36th Chamber.
- Is Return to the 36th Chamber a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Return to the 36th Chamber?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Hi-YAH (subscription), ARROW (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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