Blade of Fury
1993 1h 45m movie Film China

Blade of Fury

一刀傾城

Blade of Fury is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

一刀傾城

Wang Wu, A kung-fu expert, is depressed about the dismal state of the political affairs of China. But, when he meets another famous kung-fu master, they together decide to bring about a revolution.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

The 1992–1994 China Window

Blade of Fury holds position #9 of 15 China films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    #1

    The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    ★ 9.3 · 1994
  2. To Live
    #2

    To Live

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  3. Farewell My Concubine
    #3

    Farewell My Concubine

    ★ 7.9 · 1993
  4. In the Heat of the Sun
    #4

    In the Heat of the Sun

    ★ 7.7 · 1994
  5. Back to Back, Face to Face
    #5

    Back to Back, Face to Face

    ★ 7.6 · 1994
  6. Eat Drink Man Woman
    #6

    Eat Drink Man Woman

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  7. The Story of Qiu Ju
    #7

    The Story of Qiu Ju

    ★ 7.3 · 1992
  8. The Blue Kite
    #8

    The Blue Kite

    ★ 7.2 · 1994

The 1990s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blade of Fury premiered alongside 3 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$100
Budget
$100
Revenue
Net Profit
1.0×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent per minute on screen and earned per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 3 other China films in 1993.

The 43rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

16
Reviews
31st
Review-volume percentile
31st
Popularity percentile

16 audience reviews — more than 31% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #323 of 946 China films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #79 of 319 (top 25%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Production Companies万里电影有限公司, Changchun Film Studio
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateJuly 15, 1993
IMDbtt0108622