Hong Kong Synopsis
等待黎明
Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape. Written by
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The 1983–1985 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1983-1985 Hong Kong release window, Hong Kong 1941 sits at #33 of 36. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Hong Kong 1941 premiered alongside 14 others.
Action + War in Hong Kong
8 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hong Kong 1941 itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 1984.
The 205th 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
16 audience reviews — more than 33% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #633 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #412 of 516 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English, Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | D & B Films, Bo Ho Films |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | November 2, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087137 |