Hong Kong Song of the Exile is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
客途秋恨
Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begins to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #30 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #18 of 311 (top 6%).
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Among 71 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Song of the Exile places #4 — near the top of its class.
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 Song of the Exile premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 295th 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
18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 36th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Cos Group |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | April 27, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0099927 |