The Story of Qiu Ju is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
秋菊打官司
When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Story of Qiu Ju. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Drama in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Story of Qiu Ju itself).
The 1991–1993 China Window
Among 11 China films we catalog from this window, The Story of Qiu Ju places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Story of Qiu Ju premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other China films in 1992.
The 40th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
112 audience reviews — more than 77% of China films in our index.
Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (58th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #244 of 946 China films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #51 of 214 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy, Sil-Metropole Organisation |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | September 7, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0105197 |























