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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Liu Chia-liang released in USA on 1 june 1979 with Gordon Liu
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Shao Lin san shi liu fang 少林三十六房
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Add to a movie listThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin, also known as The Master Killer and Shaolin Master Killer, is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Liu Chia-liang and starring Gordon Liu.
The film follows a highly fictionalized version of San Te, a legendary Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under the general Chi Shan.
36th Chamber of Shaolin is widely considered to be one of the greatest kung fu films and a turning point in its director's and star's careers. It was followed by Return to the 36th Chamber, which was more comedic in presentation and featured Gordon Liu as the new main character with another actor in the smaller role of San Te, and Disciples of the 36th Chamber.
Synopsis
A young student named Liu Yude, later known as San Te, is drawn by his activist teacher into the local rebellion against the Manchu government. The government officials suppress the uprising and liquidate the school, killing friends and family members as well. San Te then decides to seek vengeance. Wounded in an attack by Manchu henchmen, he flees to the Shaolin temple and seeks training in kung fu. Initially the Buddhist monks reject him, since he is an outsider, but the chief abbot takes mercy on the young man and lets him stay. One year later, he begins his martial arts training in the temple's 35 chambers and advances more rapidly than any previous student. Along the way, he is depicted as inventing the three section staff.Actors
Gordon Liu
(Liu Yu-de / Monk San Ta)
Lo Lieh
(General Tien Ta)
Lau Kar Wing
(General Yin)
Chan Shen
Hsiao Ho
(Shaolin Monk)
Mars
((extra) (uncredited))
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