Hong Kong Synopsis
白髮魔女傳
The sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against foreign tribes and an evil cult. One day, he meets the beautiful Lien, a killer for the evil cult who is equally unsatisfied with her situation, but their love angers both the Wu-Tang clan and the evil cult.
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Fantasy + Drama in Hong Kong
15 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Bride with White Hair itself).
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
The Bride with White Hair holds position #41 of 78 Hong Kong films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including The Bride with White Hair. 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 377th 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
71 audience reviews — more than 76% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 62th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #370 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #31 of 75 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Mandarin Films |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | August 26, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0106342 |