Hong Kong 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.
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
71 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Island of Fire sits at position #45.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Island of Fire premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
6.1
TMDB Rating
108
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
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 |