Hong Kong Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
ゴルゴ13：九竜の首
“A master assassin, bent on blood!”
Duke Togo (codename: Golgo 13) is a ruthless assassin who's accepted a tricky assignment from an American drug syndicate. His mission is to "rub out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His main obstacle is the relentless Detective 'Smitty' Smith, determined to stop Togo no matter the cost. The result is an explosive adventure through the seamy, violent streets of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon itself).
The 1976–1978 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1976-1978 Hong Kong release window, Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon sits at #47 of 52. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon premiered alongside 11 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 11 other Hong Kong films in 1977.
The 88th 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
20 audience reviews — more than 42% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- drug trafficking · 5
- diplomat · 4
- female assassin · 4
- scuba diving · 3
- assault rifle · 2
- rifle · 2
- sniper rifle · 2
- hitman · 30
- karate · 22
- assassination · 17
- sniper · 9
- asia · 9
- drug cartel · 6
- martial arts · 369
- based on manga · 297
- hong kong · 73
- based on comic · 58
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #734 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #468 of 516 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, Ga Lun Motion Pictures Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | September 15, 1977 |
| IMDb | tt0076281 |