Director: Lau Kar-leung / Action Choreographer: Lau Kar-leung / Starring: Lau Kar-fai
This film is a classic work of Lau Kar-leung's Shaolin Kung Fu movies and was also one of the top ten box office hits in Hong Kong in 1978. The same year, it won the Action Effects Award at the Asian Film Festival. Under the direction of Lau Kar-leung, Liu Jiahui, the series spokesperson for the Shaolin films, delivered an impressive performance. Co-stars included 70s Shaw Brothers kung fu stars such as Lau Kar-wing, Luo Lie, Wang Yu, Xu Shaoqiang, Yuan Xiao, and Yu Yang.
The movie also deals with the theme of "learning martial arts for revenge." In the film, Director Lau Kar-leung adheres to the authentic combat style promoted by Bruce Lee, featuring memorable continuous kicks that vividly depict the essence of Southern Chinese martial arts culture. This film not only solidified Lau Kar-leung's position as a director but also made him a role model for many of his peers and juniors in the field of martial arts choreography. Lau Kar-fai, who had been trained in the Hung Gar style since childhood, made his first appearance in the movie "Hung Kuen and Wing Chun," and his first official leading role was in "Luk Ah Choi and Wong Fei Hung." "36th Chamber of Shaolin" marked a turning point in his career. Subsequently, he starred in dozens of popular kung fu films produced by Shaw Brothers, often portraying monk characters. It was precisely because of this that decades later, Quentin Tarantino cast Lau Kar-fai in an important role in "Kill Bill" —— the character Pai Mei.