Hong Kong 18 Bronzemen is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
少林寺十八銅人
“A super death squad, they GASH you… SMASH you… MASH you.”
During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 18 Bronzemen. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd.
The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window
18 Bronzemen holds position #11 of 38 Hong Kong films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 18 Bronzemen premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1976.
The 72nd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #355 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #232 of 516 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd., Li Chang (Hong Kong) Motion Picture Enterprises, Karlot International Films Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | October 28, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0075203 |