Hong Kong Synopsis
黃飛鴻之西域雄獅
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Once Upon a Time in China and America. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Win's Entertainment Ltd.
The 1996–1998 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1996-1998 Hong Kong release window, Once Upon a Time in China and America sits at #46 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 Once Upon a Time in China and America premiered alongside 17 others.
Action + Western in Hong Kong
6 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Western genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Once Upon a Time in China and America itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1997.
The 449th 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
84 audience reviews — more than 78% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Once Upon a Time in China and America, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- foreign worker · 4
- colonisation · 3
- kung fu master · 9
- martial arts · 369
- china · 127
- kung fu · 121
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #612 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (27th 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: #396 of 516 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English |
| Production Companies | Win's Entertainment Ltd., China Star Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | February 1, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0120530 |