CHINA · 1980
Return to the 36th Chamber
Kar-leung Lau
labor exploitation
class struggle
deception and fraud
redemption through martial arts
worker solidarity
Synopsis
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
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