If you loved The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, try Return to the 36th Chamber

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Both films are directed by Lau Kar-Leung, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action territory. If that's the register that drew you to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Return to the 36th Chamber is

Apparently someone thought kung fu and comedy mixed. Workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest. It sort of backfires on them.

If you loved The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, try Return to the 36th Chamber

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Return to the 36th Chamber

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What Return to the 36th Chamber is

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If you loved The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, try Return to the 36th Chamber

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Return to the 36th Chamber

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What Return to the 36th Chamber is

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