China Opium and the Kung Fu Master is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
洪拳大師
A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti Lung and his Kung Fu students patrol for criminals. Enter the rival Kung Fu school whom Ti Lung's students have beaten in a lion dance competition and then humiliated in a brawl. The rival school is joined by an opium dealing Kung Fu master who plans to turn the town into a community of addicts!
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Opium and the Kung Fu Master. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Action + Comedy in China
54 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Opium and the Kung Fu Master itself).
The 1980s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in China, 23 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Opium and the Kung Fu Master premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other China films in 1984.
The 17th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 36% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 24th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #489 of 946 China films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #140 of 319 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | July 14, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087623 |