Hong Kong Fearless Hyena is a Hong Kong–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
笑拳怪招
Lung is a talented fighter but prefers to spend his time loafing around and picking fights, despite orders from his grandfather not to fight. Unknown to him, a brutal general has been slaughtering all the people from his grandfather’s clan. When the general recognizes Lung’s style of kung fu during one of his street fights, he hunts down Lung’s grandfather and kills him.
Hong Kong × South Korea Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fearless Hyena. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Action in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fearless Hyena itself).
The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
Fearless Hyena holds position #26 of 58 Hong Kong films in the 1978–1980 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 Fearless Hyena premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1979.
The 115th 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
141 audience reviews — more than 85% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #274 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #86 of 266 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, South Korea |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Lung Cheung Company Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | February 17, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0079315 |