China Synopsis
东宫西宫
“Master and servant…”
A young gay man, identified as a writer, encounters a local policeman, who arrests him for public cruising in a park. The policeman is more than professionally curious about the young man, who seems to have the cop's number and suddenly kisses him.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with East Palace, West Palace. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1995–1997 China Window
In the crowded 1995-1997 China release window, East Palace, West Palace sits at #10 of 12. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when East Palace, West Palace premiered alongside 3 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other China films in 1996.
The 61st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 34% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on East Palace, West Palace, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cruising · 1
- based on short story · 20
- police corruption · 19
- male homosexuality · 18
- beijing · 13
- china · 127
- lgbt · 73
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #634 of 946 China films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #397 of 547 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Ocean Films, Hubert Bals Fund, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | November 11, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0119007 |