Hong Kong Swordsman is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
笑傲江湖
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Swordsman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Film Workshop
Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Swordsman itself).
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Swordsman holds position #20 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 Swordsman premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 293rd 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
65 audience reviews — more than 74% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 65th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #204 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #122 of 516 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Long Shong Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | April 5, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0100973 |