Hong Kong Synopsis
七小福
This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
The 1987–1989 Hong Kong Window
Painted Faces holds position #16 of 55 Hong Kong films in the 1987–1989 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Painted Faces premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Hong Kong films in 1988.
The 257th 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
23 audience reviews — more than 47% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #116 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #66 of 311 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest Company Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | September 16, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0095937 |