Hong Kong Cult is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
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Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for him to banish on his own, so he calls in a fellow exorcist to help. Soon, a reckless ghost hunter enters the fray as the three idols witness a series of terrifying events.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cult. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Horror + Fantasy in Hong Kong
19 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cult itself).
The 2012–2014 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Hong Kong release window, Cult sits at #39 of 50. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cult premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2013.
The 712th 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
31 audience reviews — more than 58% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (36th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Cult, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- supernatural phenomena · 1
- malevolent force · 1
- found footage · 22
- mockumentary · 12
- exorcism · 9
- haunting · 9
- paranormal · 9
- shaman · 7
- supernatural · 89
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #696 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #56 of 81 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Next Media Animation (NMA), Oz Company, W Field |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | July 20, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2281002 |