Hong Kong Synopsis
秦俑
“A 2000 year-old fiercest warrior travels beyond the limits of time”
China 3000 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the bodies of outlaws and the condemned. This is the time Mong Tiang Fong and court lady Twon fall deeply in love. Such a thing is not tolerated at the court and when their relationship is discovered both are sentenced to death. In the meantime the alchemists have discovered the formula of immortality, but decide to destroy their work. However Twon gets possession of one immortality pill which she manages to give to Tiang Fong before he's made a terracotta warrior too. China 1930. While on location a film crew discovers parts of the grave of emperor Qin guarded by the terracotta warriors. Tiang Fong, being immortal, awakes…
The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window
67 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Terra-Cotta Warrior sits at position #40.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Terra-Cotta Warrior premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #390 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Romance productions specifically: #53 of 134 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Art & Talent Groupe Inc. |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | December 18, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0098147 |