Return to the 36th Chamber
1980 · 101 min · Director: Lau Kar-Leung
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest and kung-fu expert from the temple of Shaolin. The factory owner proves the actor a fraud, and punishes all those involved. The young actor feels he has let the workers down, and promises to atone. He sets out for Shaolin, determined to be accepted as a kung-fu pupil at the elite temple.
Emotional fingerprint
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Satisfaction20%
- Surprise10%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Satisfaction. Genres: Comedy, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Satisfaction
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Satisfaction
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Satisfaction | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sympathy | 52 % | 10 % | 0 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 26 % | 3 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 63 % | 49 % | 11 % | 33 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 63 % | 55 % | 26 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Satisfaction | 65 % | 45 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sympathy | 69 % | 33 % | 11 % | 53 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Sympathy | 65 % | 35 % | 3 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 57 % | 48 % | 8 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 56 % | 54 % | 11 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 57 % | 56 % | 11 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 54 % | 54 % | 10 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 51 % | 50 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 54 % | 50 % | 15 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Humor | 55 % | 44 % | 15 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 35 % | 18 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 34 % | 19 % | 59 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Excitement | 66 % | 36 % | 33 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Excitement | 69 % | 36 % | 46 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Excitement | 74 % | 38 % | 55 % | 19 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Satisfaction | 80 % | 43 % | 70 % | 17 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Hsiao Ting
Chief Ma
Yuen Li Hou
Monk with Diarrhea
Worker
Worker
Boss Wang's Thug
Boss Wang's Thug
Details
- Directed by
- Lau Kar-Leung
- Written by
- Ni Kuang
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1980
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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