Original subtitles

Shaw brothers Ltd. A Shaw studios production

The 36th chamber

Cinematography by Johnson tsao

costume design by liu chi-yu make-up by wu hsu-ching

Tai ching dying mill

hey, brother. Dye's bad.

Just look. Color's poor.

It's true.

Looks like somebody's been tampering with it.

Brother sun, you're wanted!

- You okay? - Not too bad.

Brother sun.

Boss?

Look at the color on this stuff!

It stinks.

It's the dyes. They've been...

Been what?

Kwan Yung-moon

Chang yi-tao

it's the same sort of dye.

Look for yourself. Why is theirs so good and ours so bad?

Ha! A little more dye means a little more color!

Ha-ha! They're manchus. The boss has specially asked them to come.

They're specialist teachers.

Wa lun

- and us? - Hey! Don't worry.

The boss says you keep working. They're only here to help you.

As for me, I don't really care.

But still, I must go and talk to all the men first.

Wait! No need to.

Just do what you have to. Don't mind them.

Then it might affect our work.

That's right! The colors will be all over the place!

Don't you worry. We've brought our own color Poles with us.

Kara wai

chan sze-Kai

yeung ching-ching

yau chui-ling

one of these Poles, huh?

- Right? - Right.

These are our manchu color Poles.

Hsiao ho

These color Poles are really special.

The color's always right.

The boss has told me that from today, your wages will be cut by 20 percent.

What?

Cut our wages by 20 percent? But why?

Why out yours by 20 percent?

- So we can pay them! - What?

- But that's not right! - You're robbing us!

You manchu people. Don't use force; It's unjust!

Are you alright?

This, my friend, is yourjustice.

Quiet!

It's not fair! Because of them, we're losing money!

Quiet! Now be quiet! Settle down!

The quality of your work is poor, and it's getting worse!

The boss sent for these experts to help us. That's all.

And they'll cost money! Gonna pay that!

They cut our wages! That's what'll happen!

Is that true?

Be quiet! Be quiet!

That's what the boss wants. Any more trouble, and you're all fired!

I'll be the first to go!

Ah-sun!

- And me! - Me too!

- Me too! - Me too!

- Me too! - Me too!

Me too! Me too!

- And me! - Yeah, and me!

Stop it!

God damn.

You've got a nerve, getting everyone to walk off!

Anyone who dares walk out the door gets beaten up!

Yeah? Try it on me, huh?

- Get away! - Hey, stop it! Stop it!

Guards!

Ah-chao! Ah-chao!

Ah-chao! Help...

I'll break your legs!

Hey! What's wrong?

They're only women.

Stop it!

No more!

We'll go along with what they say.

Cut our wages.

Back to work!

- Ah-chao! Are you alright? - Come on.

That ma! He gets those manchu thugs over here to Rob us of our money

and to beat up all the workers!

Where's the justice?

Ah-sun. Actually, they had it all planned out this way.

Uncle li. You've been here long enough; You know how little money we earn!

Ah-sun. You yourself are an expect at your job.

Just look. We've been given inferior materials all along.

It shows it's all part of a plan!

Righti

let's all of us! Let's go and see the big boss!

- Alright! Let's go! - It's no use, it's no use!

You can see those manchu dyers were hired by the boss himself!

- Yes, they were. - Yes.

That's true.

Uncle. Let's go see the magistrate!

- What for, what for? It's useless! - Can they help?

Let me tell you, the owner of this factory has much influence over the mandarins.

That's true!

What'll we do?

We can't beat them.

They'll deduct our wages.

If it goes on this way, 40 percent, 60, 80?

Looks as though we may as well give up now!

If we only we could fight the...

If we knew kung fu!

Gordon liu come along, then!

This is the medicine for you.

It's good for colds.

Sore throats, too.

Even for those pimples!

You can take a bit, or you rub it in!

It's very good, you know, sir!

As I see it, we keep working.

Let's not challenge them just yet.

Think about that for a while.

You're right.

- The workers... they'll get beaten. - Why don't you have some, sir?

That's right. Don't be so impatient.

Now, what's been going on here, then?

What have you been doing?

I can cure that! Here, take some of this. It's very good!

Just go away!

Hello, brother!

You need this. It's all yours.

Excuse me.

Ah-chieh. What are you up to?

Now, my line of work is slightly different.

You see, I sometimes pose as a holy priest, or a beggar,

or thief, or even a prince, and maybe a knave!

My life is difficult.

Why aren't you working today?

Oh, ah-chieh.

The boss has hired a group of thugs from manchu

and wants to cut our wages by 20 percent!

Today your brother went and had a fight with him

and got beaten up!

And even ah-chao here got himself hurt!

- Ah-chao! Ah-chao... - Leave him alone, will you?

- Probably make it worse! - Just phony medicines!

What do you mean, you lot?

These are genuine prescriptions from Shaolin!

- Pretending to be a monk again? - Can't you see?

All those Shaolin monks, they all know kung fu!

I know kung fu, too!

That's very good. Maybe you can take revenge.

Don't involve me. My brand of kung fu is not for revenge.

It's for universal peace.

Huh! That's a stupid kung fu!

- What do you mean, stupid? - Stop fooling!

- No it's not stupid! No, I won't! - Right!

Ah-chieh, come on.

Let's go now.

Ladies and gentlemen, your Shaolin monk now leaves.

Two taels.

Hm. That's not bad!

Buddha bless you. The temple needs repairs, sir.

Could you see your way clear to a donation to help us along?

No, ah-chieh.

Please, sir, a little help, huh? Go on.

- Hey, look! - Please, sir, do a good deed.

Give us your help. Your life will be blessed, sir.

Oh, sir, madam.

The temple needs repair. Please, do your best for us.

- Jen-chieh? - Oh. Oh, it's you.

I'm very busy.

- Hey, you really are a good actor. - Yeah!

- Of course I am! What do you expect? - Hey!

One has to be very good at these things.

- That's true. - Listen. You play a good monk.

- Could you play the master, San te? - Come on!

Oh, no, no, no, no!

Now, don't get me involved. I could easily lose my life!

- Hey, I'll tell your brother. - Yeah?

- Aren't we your friends? - Yeah.

- You help us fight? - No.

- Take part in our plan? - No!

Please, brothers.

Don't take me for one of those Shaolin strongmen.

Please, I'm only pretending!

That's exactly what we want! Now come on!

- Come on! - Hey, you don't want me!

- You can help, I guess. - Or what?

- Yeah! - This is an awful mistake!

Sir...

- Watch out! - Sir!

I know that this is what you use to get the yellow color.

This yellow here is very special!

What do you mean?

You fooling me?

Slow! Easy now.

There are too many around here.

Just wait a while, and then you can go ahead.

It'll be okay!

- Ah! - What are you two doing here?

- And what about you? - You answer the question first!

Brother kao?

Oh, I...

- I, er... - Lady, I assume?

Same with me, too!

Both of you with the same woman?

- Yes! - That's right!

- Which one? - You know, the one with the, er...

- The... - The one in the yellow?

- Hey, that's right! - Yeah!

- That her? - That's right.

You thugs, you think you're brave,

stealing our wages and fooling with our women!

God damn you! You'll be sorry!

Hold it!

Who are you?

I'm a Shaolin high priest!

- A Shaolin priest? - Priest?

Watch my descent!

Buddha bless you!

Hey! That's good kung fu! Are you from the Shaolin monastery?

Of course I am!

It's no wonder you're so good!

Why are you causing trouble here?

Nothing better to do?

- It's working! - Yeah!

No, sir, no, sir! You've come at the right time!

We're workers from the tai ching dying mills,

but they're manchus!

Since they arrived here, the boss has cut our wages by 20 percent!

Why so hasty?

If I hadn't been gentle with you just then,

you could've got hurt! Maybe killed!

Now, you listen to me.

- Yes? - Oh, yes!

Yes, sir!

Regarding your cuts in pay,

I'll see to it thatjustice is done.

- Oh, thank you! - Thank you!

San te!

Go and tell your boss from me, I'm coming to see him soon!

Go!

Let's go!

Brother.

Hey, we got trouble here!

- What sort of trouble? - A Shaolin priest!

Is he the priest to the 36 chambers?

That's right.

Don't you worry. Doesn't concern us.

Well, he's been hired by chao and the others.

- Why've they hired him? - Huh.

They want him to fight us.

What? You get rid of him!

Brother. He's a dangerous man!

- Dangerous? - Have you fought him?

No, not yet.

But still, I've seen him in action.

A few of his tricks, his power and force is really mighty.

We're not his equal.

That means he must be stopped.

- Where is he now? - He's at the gate, waiting to see you.

What? He's here?

It'll soon be over!

Our wages will be returned to us!

Move out of the way! Get back to work!

- Move! - Come on, come on, come on!

Hey! Stop causing trouble! Get back to work!

Back to work! Go!

Ah-chao, what are you doing? The manchus are here!

Quickly! Huh? What?

It's the priest!

You?

Buddha bless you!

Now you're looking at a Shaolin priest of the 36th chamber!

He's here today to seek vengeance and justice for all the workers!

Ah-chao!

How dare you spread false rumors in front of this Shaolin priest?

Everyone can see that all our workers are very happy!

Not true! You've taken our wages and given them to these manchu pigs!

- Yeah, that's right! - Wait!

Let me say to you, please be quiet.

Mr. Ma, what you've done is without justice at all.

All men are equal, whether manchu or han.

Why do they get paid without working,

while these hans get their wages cut?

Why? Because this land is controlled by them!

Of course the manchus are better. Right?

That means you're a running dog, bullying the poor workers.

Not right; That's not quite true.

If they feel the money's not good, then they're free to go!

No! We tried that before, but they used force on us!

Listen, ma.

This time you've gone a bit too far.

Your time has come.

Listen to me. All the manchus here were sent by the central authorities.

So then, we're not to blame. You should leave us alone.

I'd like to donate. How much will I give?

How much do you want? Just name your price.

- Er, uh... - 50 taels?

- One, two, three... - Stop!

How dare you bribe a priest?

Get him!

Don't be afraid. Don't move!

Using force is not right.

Mr. Ma. Don't you agree?

Ah, er, er...

Am I right?

Right! Right!

Good. Splendid, splendid.

I knew you'd come to agree with us.

From today onwards, their wages will all be paid in full.

- Good. - Huh?

Shaolin priest, I'll do as you say.

All is now well.

Justice is done. Peace returns to us!

You've all heard what he said!

Your wages will be paid in full.

Now you can go back to work.

Hey! Uh, thank you!

- Hey! - Thank... thank you!

Hey! Chao's kung fu!

And with our bag of tricks,

hey, we really got those manchus, didn't we?

Didn't we? Hey?

And now we've really got the upper hand, eh?

If I say so myself, my acting this time was second to none.

Especially the bit with the girl. Do you remember?

This girl is only 18 this year,

and has never smelled the aroma of a man!

Listen, don't get too cocky.

You may have got away with it this time,

but you'll go too far!

J“ if in doubt, leave it to my acting to do the trick for you! J“

Hey! Now that we've got our money once again,

it's good to be able to buy a drink, huh?

The priest, San te, should be at Shaolin,

not in canton.

That's odd. I personally saw him at the mill.

I know it was him!

Does this mean you're all scared of him?

Listen, what we should do is play along, and pay them full wages for a while.

Damn them.

Boss wang, those men up at Shaolin are very fierce.

If we upset them, then all our workers might rebel, even more than now.

We'll be in big trouble! I say, go easy.

I've had enough of their interference.

Yeah! It's only for a while.

When the priest leaves, we cut their wages again.

That's good.

- Hey, you leave it. - Sir.

Let's go.

Hold on.

- Did you actually fight him? - No!

So, all you saw was a show!

- But you could see he was a tough guy! - He's a fierce fighter!

Okay, okay.

You ask this priest here.

I want to see him.

- Brother? - Yes?

Alright now?

Master.

Mr. Wang! The priest is here!

- You are? - I'm priest San te.

- From where? - Shaolin temple.

Oh! But this is north kwantung.

So, you're on a visit now?

- A donation, or...? - Oh, look, both those reasons.

I think you've forgotten something.

Not so. Everything's been said!

You've forgotten the promotion of martial arts.

Oh! But that's only for fooling with sometimes.

I'm sorry. Don't get around much.

I've yet to see a demonstration.

- What? That's easy! - Ah-chao!

Come, priest.

Show us how to do some tricks!

Uh, well...

Please.

Oh! Look at this stone!

It could cause an accident!

Not bad, not bad.

To see that stone from such a height,

from such a distance...

You truly are an exceptional man.

Oh, but this is only a cheap show!

Yeah? But then, what about your true skills?

Show us how good you really are!

Go on! You show me!

What? Show?

Hey! A kung fu show!

Hey! Kung fu show!

Hey. Don't fight them.

I want you to fight me.

I would hurt you!

Hey! I don't mind that at all,

to see your skills!

- Right? - Mr. Wang.

We monks are all pledged to peace.

If you want to see a fight, then you ought to go to Shaolin temple.

I must go now. Please, I hope you'll excuse me.

Wait! Don't go.

Shaolin priest, you flew down just then.

So why don't you fly back up again?

The stairs are just fine.

Hm. So that's how good he is.

- You're fools! - San te!

I'll find my own way out!

Mr. Ma? Now, Mr. Ma,

don't make me hurt you.

But I want you to!

Let's talk it over!

This pole's no good for...

Use your skill to save yourself!

Where's your Shaolin style right now?

Heh. Is that the best you can do, huh?

You fool!

Instead of a Shaolin expert, we have a turtle here!

What's wrong with your kung fu, huh?

You Shaolin fool!

Right, boss. What shall we do with this young fool?

Before, he used fake kung fu upon you.

You use the real thing to fix him up.

Still full of tricks?

Boss wang! Brother kao!

We know we've done wrong! We'll go back to work!

We apologize, don't we?

- We apologize! - No!

It's too late for that.

Brother kao, please let him go.

- Let him go! - He has to pay!

Come on! Get him!

Right! Go! Go on! Shoo!

Get them!

Hey! Get off!

Quick! Come on!

God damn it, hit him!

Good grief, look at this! What a mess, everybody beaten up, like...

- He's hurt bad. - Uncle li! How are they?

Go away, go away.

It's all his fault anyway. Are you alright? Can you manage? Have you got it?

36th chamber Shaolin priest...

He's been exposed!

I told him at the start not to play at this stupid game!

Now look at us!

We're worse off than ever we were.

And it looks like we'll lose our jobs!

Brother?

Huh. The Shaolin priest. Why are you still here?

Brother... I'm sorry.

All this trouble... really sorry.

Enough of that!

Tell me.

Why don't you change, try and get a properjob,

instead of wasting your time this way?

What's that?

Try and find a properjob?

Look at you!

- Your life so great? - Don't really care about me.

Don't be so stupid. I care about my friends!

Right.

I know this is my fault.

But still, not all.

The first round. I won that!

You saw me!

You called me back!

Why did you?

Why did you do that?

You have no real power!

True.

But I'll get some.

You wait and see!

Ah-chieh!

Brother!

This time...

Oh! So you want me to act?

As a high Shaolin priest?

Mighty king, or fool? Maybe a mandarin?

Or perhaps even a god up in the sky?

It's up to you.

Up to you! What shall I be?

Tell me now!

I can do it all! You see?

Yes!

Look at you!

So, you're posing as a wounded man?

Ah-chieh!

He really has been hurt!

Ah-ho.

His wounds are real.

Mine are lies.

Fakes, all through.

- I'm just a fake! - But you don't have to be.

Be truthful.

How could I survive?

There's kung fu.

Don't be stupid!

- You know I don't know any! - Go and learn!

Go and learn?

- I think you could! - Tme

Shaolin temple...

Why don't you go?

You can see, we've all been hurt.

You're asking me, a girl, to shave my head and go and learn kung fu?

To go to the temple... It's not that easy!

Ah-chieh. For some it's hard, not you.

It's not true!

Of course you can!

- Pose as a monk to get in! - Right!

- Act again? Huh! - Ah-chieh!

Ah-chieh, don't tell me you can stand there and watch us being bullied!

He's right! Once you've learned kung fu, you won't have to fear anyone.

You're right.

But even if! Go, it'll take a while.

So what? All of us will wait here for you to get our revenge.

Revenge!

After I've returned from the temple, I'll teach all of you, as well!

- That's right! - Yeah!

Right. Behold the holy one.

Hey.

Now I'm a real monk, you must treat me with respect.

Yes! Right!

You fool! You idiot!

- Hey! - Huh?

What are you doing here? Well?

Came to help.

Well, go on!

Hey! Get off! Stop it!

Stop it! Hey! Cut it out!

What do you think you're doing? I'm not a sack of grain!

Stop!

Stop that! What is it? Do you all want to be punished?

Hey, brother.

Brother?

Hey, old priest.

Is this the way to teach them to thresh grain?

- Huh? - I'm sorry; It's my fault.

So, today's your day of rest. Show me to the monastery, now.

Yes, your highness.

Insolent pup!

Who do you think you are?

If you don't stop trying to ape a monk,

I shall hang you from that tree over there.

Go!

Stop laughing!

Get on with your work!

Looks like they're taking vegetables to the temple.

Purgative tea

Here. Now don't you take too many of them.

- I know. - Hey! Huh?

Huh.

When they were doing it, I tried to move my head.

So you see, they're out of line.

I see.

Medicines

Have some tea!

Have a drink!

Come on!

Drink it!

Drink it!

Alright, finally have a drink!

Come on!

Oh, it's you!

Have another one!

What a waste!

Not working yet!

Now it is!

How long can he last?

Well, go and get rid of it!

Come on! Quickly!

South court

move along. Come on.

North court

quickly! Come on. Come on!

Leave me alone!

Where are you going?

- Shaolin. - To which academy?

Shaolin!

There are 36 chambers. Which are yours?

Kitchen, of course.

- What's that? - What?

Follow the way of the Buddha

Shaolin temple

Hey, I hope you know what you're doing!

Course I know! I've planned it!

Now come on!

- Can we trust him? - I don't know.

Ah, come on! Quickly!

- But what if...? - Listen...

- If we want to get in there... - Hey! You're annoying me!

One needs courage to approach Shaolin temple. Now come on!

- But, come on! - What happens?

Hey?

You ask me what the procedures are

for the new monks, then, do you?

Yeah!

Well, after a year's internment, they're allowed to go home once a year.

Why?

That's to determine if they have the discipline and can stand the hardship.

- And if they can't? - Well, then they need not come back.

What if they persevere?

Well, then they're told when to return to Shaolin temple.

Oh? And what day?

- Tomorrow. - Tomorrow?

Two, four, six, eight...

Thank you! Thank you.

Oh!

I'm very sorry; I didn't see you there.

Hey. Even the 36th is quite easy, huh?

Yeah. I knew it all along.

- Just follow the line. We'll get in! - Yeah.

My leg!

Hey, help me! Hey, come on, friend!

Hey, don't leave me! Give me a hand!

My leg's trapped! Hey, come on!

Help me! Help me get out of here!

Hey! Don't just walk past me! Come on!

Hey! Hey! Come on!

Help me! Help me!

Argh!

Let me out! Let me out! Let me out!

- What's going on? - Don't leave!

Wait, don't leave us!

Hey, come back!

- Don't leave us! - Hey, come on!

- Wait, please! Help! - Don't go away!

Don't leave us!

- Wait, come back! Hey, help us! - Help, help!

- Let us out, please! - Help us!

No one enters the 36th chamber without permission.

Get out at once!

- Come on! Let's go! - We're free!

- Wait! - Hurry!

I can only learn from them,

then all will be well!

Then I could get it. The jackpot!

Come back here.

Notbad, notbad, notbad!

You two there, your kung fu is indeed second to no one's!

What more can a humble northerner say to you?

Buddha bless you.

Buddha bless you.

May I ask you, my friend,

from which chamber are you?

Oh, I'm from the northern Shaolin temple.

The 36th chamber has asked me.

That's good, that's good.

North and south are but one.

May I ask you just what you wish to learn from us?

- Kung fu. - Oh.

These techniques, we have them all in the north, too.

- But then, our method is quite different. - Different?

Yes, over there, we move closer to each other.

- Close to each other? - Hm.

Would you like me to show you how?

Yes, please do.

- Ah! - Right.

Argh!

This, then. What is this technique, then?

This is called the stumbling walk.

Stumbling walk? I've never heard of it.

Stumbling walk?

But it's very well known! Oh!

What is this, then?

This is priest tang crossing the river.

Crossing the river?

The priest crossing the river,

with his second pupil supporting him on the way, see?

Who is second pupil?

- The pig. - Huh? You insult me?

Buddha bless you.

You're from the northern part?

Your kind of kung fu is really new and inspiring.

Thank you, thank you.

- What kind of kung fu do you do? - Come and see for yourself.

Abbot, he...

Ow. Hey! This door won't work!

Hey, not like that!

What's up?

Damn thing's broken!

God damn it!

Thank you.

Door seems alright.

Right. It's quite alright!

Don't laugh!

- You're from? - North Shaolin temple.

There are no novices up north.

Not before.

But nowadays they've got some.

Hm. You're quite determined.

Because you made it so far, I'll tolerate your presence.

Oh! Let me thank you.

Quite alright. You still have to pass through gate 36!

Argh!

The 36th chamber

Achoo!

After you. Achoo!

Oh!

Look at him!

Ah!

- Buddha bless you. - Buddha bless you.

- And who are you, sir? - I am called San te.

San te?

And why are you here?

I came to see you, sir.

What do you want here?

I want to be one of your pupils.

Please, master San! Take me for your pupil!

- Let me be your pupil. I want... - Where are you from?

From northern temple.

Are there laymen in the north?

Well, the village below the northern temple.

Oh. How did you get in here?

Well, uh...

I fought my way in, through great odds,

but I made it after all!

Hm. Why is your face dirty?

Huh?

I dyed my hair black.

That's why there's all this dirt.

If you want to stay here, then go and wash your hair.

Thank you, sir!

Master San te...

My hair... do I wash it here, then?

I'll go and wash it, then.

Why'd they do that?

That's wash water.

It's not for your hair!

Well... well...

There? Up there?

Hey.

Take that one there. And hurry up!

Right.

Take it down.

I'm going. I'm going!

The water's all gone!

Everyone stop.

Leave the well water for our friend here from the north.

All of you go the other well and draw water.

Sir!

He's quite considerate, San te.

Perhaps he knows?

I don't think so.

Ah!

Hey, leave me a bucket! Hey, leave me a bucket!

Leave me a bucket!

Master!

Without a bucket, how can I wash myself?

A stone like that.

That's a strange way to fetch the water!

Huh?

Not many rocks.

Must be careful not to waste it!

Huh?

No one's here!

That's good.

No water?

Was last night.

That's strange.

Got no bucket.

I know what to do. Use the well!

Who's there? Come on out!

Where are you?

Come on out, then!

I said, where are you?

Piece of paper!

What's it say?

Huh?

"Evil walks in everyone. Don't you take that path.

"San te."

Oh... oh...

Oh, master San te!

I wouldn't dare!

No evil ways for me, sir!

Getting clean!

I'm all clean!

Oh!

I forgot the dye was brown!

It's all brown!

And I said it was white!

What does it matter?

Yeah, so what?

They can only evict me.

It works!

Master San te! I've cleaned my hair!

Master San te! I've cleaned my hair!

Master San te? I've cleaned my hair up!

Master San te? I've cleaned my hair, sir!

Master San te! I've cleaned my hair!

Master San... ah!

Master San te! I've cleaned my hair up now.

You really have white hair?

It's quite true.

Oh!

Abbot! It really is white!

Abbot!

Abbot!

Abbot! It was very hard!

I couldn't get enough water. I tried my best!

I'm very s o rry, s ir!

I'm really sorry! Really sorry!

Buddha bless you.

Chu Jen-chieh.

I knew when you first entered this place you were a phony.

You knew all along?

I'll go now.

You wait.

Surely you want me to leave?

No. I want you to stay.

What? Thank you, sir!

But not as a pupil.

You've eaten a lot at the temple. You owe us something in return.

Right. Anything!

The temple is in poor repair.

Put up some scaffolding to fix up the roof.

Me all alone, by myself?

That's right. The whole of the 36th chamber.

I want you to go and do that on your own.

Abbot! The 36th is huge!

All on my own? It's too much.

Mean you can't do it?

- I can't do it? - Can't?

I'll do it.

Oh?

Ah!

Oh?

Eh?

Ah!

Master? Time to sleep?

Go on!

Hey, get on with it! Don't stop; Carry on!

Chu Jen-chieh.

Wah!

Abbot.

I've told you before.

Not till you've finished will you be allowed into the chamber!

But Abbot, I haven't touched the ground.

See yourself! There's a pole beneath my feet.

I haven't set a foot inside.

Seems to me you're causing trouble.

But Abbot, no I haven't! I haven't obstructed them.

They can continue as they please. Hey, hurry up! Come on!

Rush, rush, rush! Get on with it, come on! Hurry up!

Forget about standing around. Argh!

Argh! Help! Argh!

Hurry up!

Huh?

The 36th chamber

Master! Master!

I've done all my work! Master!

Quick! Please! Have a look!

I've finished it all!

Master San te, I've finished it all!

The whole 36 chambers! I've finished!

The scaffolding... Do you know how long it took you?

Oh, it took nearly a year!

Why has it taken you so long to do, huh?

Please, Abbot! I've worked very hard; I've never stopped!

Worked days, worked nights. Never a pause.

I dreamt about it. Truly, I worked very, very hard.

Is that true?

Sometimes, I stopped to watch them practice.

- Practice? - Yes, sir.

But I never stopped working!

You can see! It's strong!

Hey, Abbot!

Master! Hey!

Master San te!

This scaffolding, it's real tough.

The work you've done is quite reasonable.

But now I want you to break it down.

What? What's that?

Take it all down?

That's right. After you've broken it down, you're free to go.

What? You want me to break it down, then leave?

Master, you've made a fool of me!

Are you accusing me?

I am! I thought that after the work, I'd be your pupil.

Now you want me to leave, after all that work. What's this all about?

You know what the penalty is for being rude?

You're looking for trouble!

Me? I'm not afraid!

- You! - What are you?

Shaolin priests are good. Why aren't you?

Go! Go away!

I won't leave! I won't!

You're full of surprises.

You can't force me to leave.

I'm not going.

I definitely won't go. I will be your pupil!

I will learn kung fu!

I'm not going!

You go!

I won't! I won't go!

I won't go!

I won't go!

It's broken.

Don't be like that!

I'll fix it for you.

Still want me to leave? I'm not going.

I must learn kung fu.

Ooh! Aargh!

Master?

Master!

Master?

Master!

Huh?

Hey...

- Master! - Go!

Must I go this way?

- With nothing? - Go.

Master? You take care.

Had some luck, huh?

I heard you made lots of money!

Just a bit, just a bit! I was...

Ah! Hey! What are you doing up there, pouring tea down on people?

Come on, quit it!

Hey...

Finest quality peanuts

I wish I could tell you it all looked good.

But, I'm afraid you've got a very hard time ahead of you, son.

- Hey, hurry up there! Come on! - Here, sir. Take some.

- Come on, huh? - It's good!

Quick; It's cold out here! Come on, come on!

- Don't spill any! - Come on.

Careful!

- Hey! - Huh?

- Peanuts! - Hey!

Give me some! Come on!

Hey, come on.

- Give me some, will you? - Here you go.

Hey, ah-chao!

Come back!

They're only a few peanuts! Not really stealing!

Yeah, we didn't know!

What?

Stealing?

Oh, forgive me. Times have been real hard.

I haven't had food for weeks!

Lost your jobs?

I'm just a coolie. That's when there's work.

But most of us steal food now.

Remember me?

Huh?

He's back! Ah-chieh!

He's back! Ah-chieh!

Good to see you! Hey!

- Good to see you! - Ah-chieh! He's come back!

Hey! Hey! Ah-chieh, he's come back!

Hey, come quickly!

Ah-chieh! It's ah-chieh, he's come back!

All of you, come quickly!

- Hey, you're looking good! - Hey, hey!

- He's back! - Hey!

When did he get back?

Uncle li! Shao ching! Brother lo!

Uncle chien! Ah-ho!

- Ah-chieh! - All lost yourjobs?

- It's true. - Yes.

- Where's my brother? - Don't see him much.

That's strange.

I'm to blame.

I cost you yourjobs.

What can I do?

How's business been?

Ah-chieh. Most of our customers were workers from the dying factory.

As you know, they have lost their jobs.

So of course business is bad.

- It's the manchus' fault! - Ah, we can stop worrying

now that you're trained, huh?

Trained?

We know that you learned a new style of kung fu,

and now it's time for action!

- Yeah! - That's right!

- Yeah! We're counting on you. - I didn't learn kung fu.

I know how much you like acting,

but there's no need to keep it up anymore,

'cause you can protect us!

- Yeah! - That's right!

I'm not lying.

I learned nothing. You've got to realize that.

Huh? You spent a lot of time over there.

Just what were you doing?

- Yeah, come on! Show us! - Yeah!

Ah-chieh, what exactly did you do there?

Fixed rooves.

- Huh? - Ah-chieh.

This is no time for telling jokes!

- Yeah, come on, tell us, huh? - Come on!

A waste of time.

All those years away, didn't learn a thing.

All I did all day was fix rooves!

Why did you leave the temple, then?

Why did you?

I was thrown out!

Are you okay?

Huh? How did I get over here?

It's ah-chieh! He threw you over here!

- That's right! - Yeah!

One throw, and I'm over here?

I can only mean one thing. He's mastered a lot of kung fu!

You're right!

It's very strange. Why'd he deny it?

Shush, don't cry.

Huh?

Listen to mother.

- Are you hungry? - Brother?

Ah!

Brother! I'm home!

- You're back from Shaolin! - Right.

Ah-fen! Ah-chieh, he's come back!

Ah-chieh!

Ah-chieh!

Brother! Your arm!

Never mind. What's important is that you're back from the temple.

We've all waited for this day. We have, haven't we?

Right! We've waited so long.

Now you've come back to avenge the workers!

Well, it's not...

Wang and his gang have really ruined everyone!

- Uh... - Ah-fen.

This time it's a tooth for a tooth. We'll beat them all away!

- Uh... - He's right.

Brother.

Sister.

I didn't learn a thing.

- I don't know kung fu. - Huh?

I didn't learn a thing!

- He's lying! - It's not true!

- I'm not lying! - He's lying!

He doesn't want to help us out!

- You're not going to help us? - It's not true!

Stop fighting!

Get him!

I don't know kung fu! I don't know it!

Hey, let him go! Let me get him!

Aargh! Great kung fu!

Why, did I hurt you?

Any more force, and you would've killed me!

Wow! I do know kung fu!

Of course you do!

Hold it.

Now, let's see what else I can do.

- Yeah, alright! - Okay! Let's see!

- Alright, then. - Yeah, alright!

- Come on. - Attack me!

You'll have to try harder than that!

Hey, that was terrific!

Marvelous!

- That was really good! - I can't believe it!

Come on! Hey!

Hurry up! Move it!

Come on, faster! Faster, I said!

Come on, move along, move along.

Come on. Your name?

Come on, who are you? Hm?

Is that all?

Yeah, they docked our wages again; It's not right!

- What's wrong with you? - Nothing!

Nothing? Well get back to work!

Hey, boss. Now this is good.

Look! Move! Move it!

Oh!

Is this color okay?

Damn it! Get out!

Get out of it!

Hey! You've really gone too far this time!

What are you doing here? Get out!

That's not the point! What we want is revenge!

- It's you! - Yeah, your eyesight's good!

Looking for trouble? Come in!

- Yeah, open the door! - Come on, let us in!

Even with the door open, you're not my match.

Go on! Get back!

Chu Jen-chieh Shaolin temple

you're first.

- You are? - That doesn't matter.

- Is that better? - Oh!

The phony Shaolin priest! It's you!

I'm a student of Shaolin.

You, a kung fu student? Don't make me laugh.

He-he! The time's come for us to laugh!

This is our kung fu expert, chu Jen-chieh!

Shut your mouth! Get out of here!

So, you've come here again to show me some more tricks?

This time, no tricks. The door shut itself.

You can't get away!

Oh!

Come on!

That's real kung fu!

Course it is. My new style!

Hey, how's that then, eh?

You like that, do you? Let me help you!

Hey! Whoa!

Chu Jen-chieh's beating them! He's avenging us; Help him!

Come on!

Come on!

Stand back!

He's mine.

Ma is here!

It's you again.

Yeah, that's right!

Get him!

Get back! Go on!

Look at that!

- What's that! - Hey! What do you call that?

Rooftop kung fu!

Rooftop kung fu?

Something new to you.

Show him more of it.

From today, you'll return all their money.

Every penny of it!

What?

Well, ma.

That's the strength of my kung fu. Good, huh?

If you'd like to be around much more,

then return all the money!

Give it back to these people.

Never!

- Come on! - Come on, quick!

Well, Mr. Wang!

Oh! You're the one who posed as a Shaolin monk.

Right. But this time, it's a different story.

Now I'm a kung fu expert.

That's why you've fought so well this time round.

The reason I'm here is not for revenge.

All I want from you is that you return all that money.

Give it back to the workers.

If that's the case, you'll have to force me to do it first.

I'm quite ready for you.

Please!

Please, please!

Please.

Hey! Wait a minute.

Gonna be a holiday!

Especially for the fight!

Boss wang.

This seems a good enough place to settle accounts.

Chu Jen-chieh.

Well, let's see some of the tricks you learned at Shaolin.

They're not just tricks. They're the real thing!

Not bad!

You're really good.

Mr. Wang. You coming up here?

Boss wang. Have you had enough?

If we go on like this, I might have to kill you!

Argh!

If I don't hold back, you'll get killed. You know that?

Boss wang, I'm not trying.

That's a little part of my power.

Just 60 percent.

And this, now, is 70 percent.

Now, 80 percent.

Argh! Argh!

Boss wang. And now,

the full 90 percent!

Okay, you won.

You've beaten me.

You will remember to pay all those workers, won't you?

I will. I promise!

Boss wang, the time has come for you to retire, I think.

Boss wang is a little tired. Take him home for a rest.

Let's go, huh?

Wait!

Now, remember. You will give them back all their money.