Not Scared to Die
1973 1h 27m movie Film Hong Kong

Not Scared to Die

顶天立地

Synopsis

顶天立地

Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Not Scared to Die. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Action + Drama in Hong Kong

136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Not Scared to Die itself).

The 1972–1974 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1972-1974 Hong Kong release window, Not Scared to Die sits at #21 of 26. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
    #1

    Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

    ★ 9.0 · 1973
  2. The Golden Lotus
    #2

    The Golden Lotus

    ★ 8.0 · 1974
  3. Five Shaolin Masters
    #3

    Five Shaolin Masters

    ★ 7.5 · 1974
  4. The Way of the Dragon
    #4

    The Way of the Dragon

    ★ 7.4 · 1972
  5. Fist of Fury
    #5

    Fist of Fury

    ★ 7.3 · 1972
  6. Five Fingers of Death
    #6

    Five Fingers of Death

    ★ 6.7 · 1972
  7. The 14 Amazons
    #7

    The 14 Amazons

    ★ 6.7 · 1972
  8. Hapkido
    #8

    Hapkido

    ★ 6.6 · 1972

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Not Scared to Die premiered alongside 6 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 6 other Hong Kong films in 1973.

The 36th 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

33
Reviews
59th
Review-volume percentile
32nd
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 59% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Not Scared to Die, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • japanese occupation of china · 14
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • japan · 454
  • martial arts · 369
  • china · 127
  • world war ii · 55

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #619 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #401 of 516 (top 78%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesGreat Earth Film Company
Runtime1h 27m
Release DateJanuary 12, 1973
IMDbtt0070017