Hong Kong Synopsis
洪熙官之少林五祖
A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Legend of the Red Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Eastern Productions
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Legend of the Red Dragon itself).
The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window
Legend of the Red Dragon holds position #21 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1993–1995 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 Legend of the Red Dragon premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Hong Kong films in 1994.
The 393rd 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
128 audience reviews — more than 84% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #195 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #114 of 516 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Eastern Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | February 5, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0110054 |