Hong Kong Island of Fire is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
火燒島
“When you're looking for the living dead you start your search in hell!”
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Audience Engagement
108 audience reviews — more than 82% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Crime + Drama in Hong Kong
68 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Island of Fire itself).
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Island of Fire holds position #45 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Island of Fire premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 292nd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #518 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #118 of 167 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Blaine & Blaine Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | March 28, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0099812 |