Hong Kong God of Gamblers sits in the top 10% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #84 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
賭神
Ko Chun, an extremely talented and well known gambler. On the eve of a big confrontation with a famous Singaporean gambler, Ko walks into a trap set by Knife, an avid but a so-so gambler, meant for an Indian servant. Struck on the head, Ko suffers from amnesia and regresses to a child-like state. Knife takes care of Ko and begins to exploit Ko's gambling talents.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #84 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #44 of 516 (top 9%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with God of Gamblers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Win's Movie Productions
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding God of Gamblers itself).
The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window
God of Gamblers holds position #11 of 67 Hong Kong films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 20 titles released, including God of Gamblers. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (151 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Hong Kong films in 1989.
The 283rd 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
129 audience reviews — more than 84% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on God of Gamblers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- card game · 5
- poker · 5
- stunt · 4
- millionaire · 4
- card trick · 3
- bullet wound · 3
- head injury · 1
- poker game · 1
- triad · 13
- shootout · 12
- blood splatter · 11
- martial arts · 369
- gambling · 31
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Win's Movie Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | December 14, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0097244 |