Hong Kong Synopsis
一本漫畫闖天涯
“Absurdity, friendship, murder, plot, fate…That's just the film!”
Sing loves to read cartoons and often daydreams of becoming a tycoon and celebrity. By accident, he becomes a follower of Wai, a gang leader, and makes a friend of Wai's adopted son, Chun. The series of successes made by Sing and Chun breed contempt in Wai's heart. Wai plans to get rid of them so as to pave the way for his son to succeed to his own business. Still, his son kills him..
Comedy + Action in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding My Hero itself).
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
My Hero holds position #49 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1989–1991 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 My Hero premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 291st 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
12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (51th percentile) outruns review volume (18th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #536 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #174 of 266 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Chun Sing Film Company |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | March 22, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0100983 |