Hong Kong Synopsis
武林聖火令
This internationally popular tale of a brother and sister seeking vengeance for the death of their parents through the mythical yin/yang Holy Flame technique is an eye-filling epic. Kuo Chue (a.k.a. Philip Kwok), famous as the star of Chang Cheh's internationally famous "Venom" film series, both co-stars and choreographs this impressive tale – leading to a vaunted "action director" career with both the 007 thriller Tomorrow Never Dies and the cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf to his credit.
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Fantasy + Action in Hong Kong
49 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Holy Flame of the Martial World itself).
The 1982–1984 Hong Kong Window
Holy Flame of the Martial World holds position #19 of 42 Hong Kong films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Holy Flame of the Martial World premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1983.
The 183rd 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
18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #345 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #29 of 75 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | June 10, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0086607 |