Hong Kong Half a Loaf of Kung Fu is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
招半式闖江湖
A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escort company.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Other Titles From Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.
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 Half a Loaf of Kung Fu itself).
The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu holds position #32 of 56 Hong Kong films in the 1977–1979 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
1978 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 22 titles released, including Half a Loaf of Kung Fu. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (122 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1978.
The 99th 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
72 audience reviews — more than 76% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 68th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #417 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #132 of 266 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Lo Wei Motion Picture Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | June 30, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0080623 |