Spiritual Kung Fu
1978 1h 39m movie Film Hong Kong

Spiritual Kung Fu

拳精

Synopsis

拳精

Jackie Chan plays the part of the class clown in a shaolin temple whose deadliest secret is stolen. All is lost until Jackie's character discovers dancing blue ghosts with bright red hair who haunt the library.

The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window

56 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Spiritual Kung Fu sits at position #45.

  1. The Contract
    #1

    The Contract

    ★ 7.7 · 1978

  2. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
    #2

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    ★ 7.5 · 1978

  3. Shaolin Rescuers
    #3

    Shaolin Rescuers

    ★ 7.5 · 1979

  4. Drunken Master
    #4

    Drunken Master

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  5. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
    #5

    Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  6. Heroes of the East
    #6

    Heroes of the East

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  7. Dance of the Drunk Mantis
    #7

    Dance of the Drunk Mantis

    ★ 7.2 · 1979

  8. Warriors Two
    #8

    Warriors Two

    ★ 7.2 · 1978

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Spiritual Kung Fu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spiritual Kung Fu premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
71
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #648 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #419 of 516 (top 81%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, Cantonese
Production Companies Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.
Runtime 1h 39m
Release Date November 23, 1978
IMDb tt0078128

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