The Bride with White Hair
1993 1h 32m movie Film Hong Kong

The Bride with White Hair

白髮魔女傳

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.

The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window

78 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Bride with White Hair sits at position #41.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994

  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992

  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992

  4. Fist of Legend
    #4

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994

  5. The Legend of Drunken Master
    #5

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994

  6. Iron Monkey
    #6

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993

  7. Flirting Scholar
    #7

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993

  8. Tai-Chi Master
    #8

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

Other Titles From Mandarin Films

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Bride with White Hair premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
71
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

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