Hong Kong Synopsis
東方不敗之風雲再起
A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
78 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Swordsman III: The East Is Red sits at position #56.
Other Titles From Film Workshop
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Swordsman III: The East Is Red premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #617 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong History productions specifically: #19 of 21 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop, Long Shong Pictures Ltd., Golden Princess Film Production Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | August 4, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0105655 |