In a dye factory, workers face a 20% pay cut after the owner brings in ruthless Manchu thugs to boost production. To reclaim their lost wages, the workers hire an actor to pose as a Shaolin priest and kung-fu master. However, the factory owner exposes the actor's deception, punishing everyone involved. Feeling guilty, the young actor vows to make amends and travels to Shaolin to become a kung-fu student at the prestigious temple.
Return to the 36th Chamber
In a tale of justice and redemption, a petty con artist seeks to avenge his fellow factory workers who are brutally exploited by thugs, using his newfound skills in the art of Shaolin kung fu.