Hong Kong Tai-Chi Master sits in the top 10% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #80 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
太极张三丰
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #80 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #41 of 516 (top 8%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tai-Chi Master. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tai-Chi Master itself).
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
Among 78 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Tai-Chi Master places #8 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including Tai-Chi Master. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.
The 384th 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
219 audience reviews — more than 89% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (68th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tai-Chi Master, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dynasty · 4
- adversary · 3
- monastery · 3
- imperial court · 2
- fighter · 25
- buddhism · 22
- army · 17
- emperor · 16
- monk · 10
- rebel · 8
- martial arts · 369
- kung fu · 121
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Eastern Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | November 18, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0108281 |