Hong Kong Synopsis
空手道
Half-Chinese and half-Japanese Mari Hirakawa is the daughter of a Karate coach. Since her childhood, she was forced under her father's training, and has resented Karate for as long as she can remember–her only wish is to sell the dojo after her father passes away. Following his death, Mari starts fantasizing about her life of freedom; however, she finds out from her lawyer that her father has only left her 49% ownership of the property, the other 51% was left to one of his worst pupils, Chan Keung. The two clash, and Chan has a proposition – if Mari is able to win a match in a legitimate martial arts competition, he will unconditionally give her his share of the property. Mari is trapped in a dilemma, and will have to make a choice that will change her life…
The 2016–2018 Hong Kong Window
45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Empty Hands sits at position #34.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Empty Hands. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Empty Hands premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #595 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #232 of 311 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | HK Film Production Limited, One Cool Film Production |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | November 2, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt7599050 |