The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

1978 · dir. Lau Kar-Leung · 116 min

“He who struggles initially, might succeed eventually, and even finally.”

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.