1978 · action · martial-arts
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Directed by Lau Kar-leung1h 56m1978
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.
Our read: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) (1978) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded action · martial-arts entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, kinetic, extreme action / martial-arts, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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