Hong Kong Synopsis
古惑仔6:勝者為王
“When the Triads Arrive, Fear Arrives.”
Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group gets murdered. Actually, all the San Luen Gang members suspect Chicken attacked their leader Liu, in order to make a chance for him to rule the Gang and thus have adopted an extremely hostile attitude towards him.
Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Born to Be King itself).
The 1999–2001 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1999-2001 Hong Kong release window, Born to Be King sits at #29 of 42. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Born to Be King premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2000.
The 507th 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
28 audience reviews — more than 54% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 63th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #428 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #284 of 516 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Artwell Productions Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | July 21, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0265739 |