Hong Kong Synopsis
福星高照
“Asia's top action-comedy team takes on the Tokyo underworld.”
Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.
Audience Engagement
160 audience reviews — more than 87% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with My Lucky Stars. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Paragon Films Ltd.
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 My Lucky Stars itself).
The 1984–1986 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1984-1986 Hong Kong release window, My Lucky Stars sits at #26 of 37. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
My Lucky Stars premiered in 1985 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 7 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 151 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Hong Kong films in 1985.
The 208th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on My Lucky Stars, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mafia · 24
- diamond · 8
- martial arts · 369
- police · 105
- kidnapping · 72
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #460 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #302 of 516 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | February 10, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089177 |