China The Guillotines is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
血滴子
“Forced to execute.”
In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Guillotines. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From We Pictures
Action + History in China
29 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Guillotines itself).
The 2011–2013 China Window
In the crowded 2011-2013 China release window, The Guillotines sits at #67 of 96. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Guillotines premiered alongside 29 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 53m runtime, production spent $133K per minute on screen and earned $46 per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other China films in 2012.
The 311th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
42 audience reviews — more than 60% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 60th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Guillotines, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- chinese mythology · 5
- weapons of war · 1
- qing dynasty · 7
- china · 127
- kung fu · 121
- remake · 101
- hong kong · 73
- wuxia · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #833 of 946 China films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #276 of 319 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | We Pictures, Media Asia Films, Polyface Entertainment, Stellar Mega Films, Starling Road Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | December 20, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1847713 |