Hong Kong Synopsis
狼牙
“Every Move Kills.”
An assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer. As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is broken. After the remains of a body that belonged to a drug lord and syndicate crime leader are found, chaos ensues and criminals ravage the once peaceful streets in a race against time to find the mysterious murderer that's loose and out for blood.
The 2007–2009 Hong Kong Window
Legendary Assassin holds position #16 of 42 Hong Kong films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Legendary Assassin premiered in 2008 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 9 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 146 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 2008.
The 626th 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
70 audience reviews — more than 75% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 77th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #464 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #306 of 516 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Gold Label Entertainment, Seasonal Film Corporation, Neway Star Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | December 5, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1236370 |