Hong Kong Synopsis
霍元甲
This is a powerful, yet fictionalized life story of Huo Yuan Chia, a real kung fu master in Southern China who brought respect to the populace and allowed kung fu to be taught to all Chinese during a time of revolt and low morale in the country's history.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Legend of a Fighter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Seasonal Film Corporation
Action + History in Hong Kong
14 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Legend of a Fighter itself).
The 1981–1983 Hong Kong Window
Legend of a Fighter holds position #29 of 45 Hong Kong films in the 1981–1983 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 Legend of a Fighter premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 1982.
The 170th 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 43th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #440 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #292 of 516 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Seasonal Film Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | February 12, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0084105 |