Hong Kong Red Dust is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
滾滾紅塵
Stretching across the canvas of the Sino-Japanese War of the 30s, the subsequent Japanese surrender in 1945, and the onslaught of Communism, this film depicts an ill-fated romance between a talented lady novelist and a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese who fall victim to the mayhem of war and their tragic inability to reconcile political differences.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Red Dust holds position #19 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 Red Dust premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 310th 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
20 audience reviews — more than 42% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #174 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong War productions specifically: #3 of 13 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Tomson Films, Hong Kong Pineast Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | November 23, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0099719 |