Miller Six - portrayed by Wong Yue Hung Hsi-Kuan - portrayed by Yu Yang Lu Ah-Tsai - portrayed by Hsu Shao-Chiang Tung Chien-Ching - portrayed by Wu Hang-Sheng Abbot of Justice Office - portrayed by Lee Hoi-sang Production Release The film was released on VHS as early as 1993. It was released on DVD in February 2000 by Crash Cinema Media under the title Shaolin Master Killer. In 2007, it was released on DVD by Dragon Dynasty as The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. It was released on Blu-ray on 2 March 2010 from Vivendi Visual Entertainment. The film aired on the El Rey Network in 2016, and is now available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Reception 36th Chamber of Shaolin has received massive universal acclaim and is widely considered to be one of the greatest kung fu films ever made and a highly influential entry in the genre. According to the Harvard Film Archive, the film is an "exhilarating rendition of the legendary dissemination of the Shaolin martial arts" and an "absorbing account of [an] initiation into the vaunted Shaolin style, ... depicted here [as] an inner voyage of discovery." In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin was listed in 22nd place on this list. In 2021, Complex posted the article '24 Best Kung Fu Movies of All Time'. and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin was listed in 5th place on this list. Influences The Wu-Tang Clan's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) got the latter part of its name from the film. In addition, Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa takes his name from one of the film's alternate titles. References External links 1978 films 1978 martial arts films Hong Kong action films Shaw Brothers Studio films 1978 action films Kung fu films Hong Kong martial arts films 1970s Mandarin-language films Films directed by Lau Kar-leung Films set in 18th-century Qing dynasty Shaolin Temple in film 1970s Hong Kong films