Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985) Pi li shi jie (original title)

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Fong Sai Yuk's uninhibited arrogance toward a Manchu lord forces him to seek refuge in a Shaolin temple...

Plot Keywords:

Shaolin | Kung Fu | Fighting

Cast

Hou Hsiao	...	Fong Sai-Yuk
Chia Hui Liu	...	Monk San Te
Lily Li
Jason Pai Piao		(as Piao Pai)
Chia-Liang Liu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Au
Shen Chan	...	Education officer Sha Duo'er
Miao Ching
Hsin Nan Hung
Fai Wong Lam
Siu-Kwan Lau
Hoi Sang Lee
Han-yuan Ma
Yu-yung Teng
Ching Ho Wang
Chih-Ching Yang		(as Chi Hing Yeung)
Qiu Yuen

Directed by
Chia-Liang Liu

Produced by
Mona Fong	....	producer
Run Run Shaw	....	executive producer
Ka Hee Wong	....	producer

Film Editing by
Hsing-lung Chiang
Yen Hai Li		(as Yen-Hai Li)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ke Ming Lin	....	assistant director
Chan Yau Man	....	assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Hui-hsieh Fang	....	still photographer

Other crew
Hou Hsiao	....	fighting instructor
King Chu Lee	....	fighting instructor
Chia-Liang Liu	....	fight choreographer

Production Companies

• Shaw Brothers

Distributors

• Celestial Pictures (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Pi li shi jie" - Hong Kong (original title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:90 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-13 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Comedy return to the 36th Chamber

This is the second film where Lui Chia Hui plays San Te. He, however, is not the focus of the film. Fong Sai Yuk, played by Hsiou Hou, is the main character and occupies most of the screen time. Fong Sai Yuk is portrayed as a brash, young super fighter who can't stop getting into fights. He's a bragging, annoying character whose sole redeeming quality is that he can back up his boasts.

One of the last Shaw films before they shut down the studio, the film is set bound and looks like it could have been done ten years earlier. The plot is just decent with a back story that is slightly unexplained. The actors all do a good job. The music is very canned. The highlight is the fighting and there's plenty of it. A moderate amount of wire-fu doesn't detract from some excellent choreography. Liu Chia Liang really got into mass fight scenes towards the end of his time at the Shaw Bros. The final scene at the governor's palace is a small masterpiece of mass fighting.

A good kung fu film.