| Return to the 36th Chamber | |
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 The Hong Kong film poster | |
| Directed by | Lau Kar-leung |
| Written by | Ni Kuang |
| Produced by | Mona Fong Run Run Shaw |
| Starring | Gordon Liu |
| Cinematography | Peter Ngor |
| Music by | Eddie Wang |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
Return to the 36th Chamber (少林搭棚大師, Shao Lin ta peng hsiao tzu, Return of the Master Killer or Master Killer II) is a 1980 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Gordon Liu. It was directed by Lau Kar-leung and written by Ni Kuang. The film is the second in a loosely connected trilogy, following The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and preceding Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985). In the first and third films in the series, Liu portrays the Shaolin monk San Te, but in Return, he portrays an imposter monk.[1]