Hong Kong Synopsis
戰狼傳說
Wolf is a war veteran who recounts the tale of his legendary youth to a young upstart killer. Flashback to a post-World War 2 time when the young Wolf is wandering the Chinese countryside in search of his missing memories. He only knows to meet someone at an abandoned temple. He ends up hooking up with a local villager, who intends to guide the Wolf to his destination. On the way, they find Wai-Yee, who’s been waiting for Wolf for quite some time. However, Wolf still can’t remember anything, until the bad guys come to find him, and they bear the terrible secret of the Wolf's past.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Legend Of The Wolf. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1996–1998 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1996-1998 Hong Kong release window, Legend Of The Wolf sits at #48 of 57. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Wolf premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1997.
The 455th 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
25 audience reviews — more than 50% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Legend Of The Wolf, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slow motion · 1
- sword battle · 1
- hitman · 30
- brutality · 15
- martial artist · 12
- combat · 9
- violence · 9
- rivalry · 6
- fight · 60
- sword fight · 56
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #733 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #467 of 516 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Bullet Films |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | June 14, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0172711 |