China The Blue Kite is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
蓝风筝
“A history untold, a memory unfolds.”
The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Beijing Film Studio
The 1993–1995 China Window
The Blue Kite holds position #9 of 16 China films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s China Landscape
1994 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 8 titles released, including The Blue Kite. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (41 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other China films in 1994.
The 46th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
53 audience reviews — more than 65% of China films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #277 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #179 of 547 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Film Studio, Chu Eyetos & Co., Longwick Film |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | February 2, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0107358 |