Hong Kong The Golden Lotus sits in the top 1% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #9 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
金瓶雙艷
Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #9 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Romance productions specifically: #2 of 134 (top 1%).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 64% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (99th percentile) outruns review volume (64th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Romance + Action in Hong Kong
29 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Golden Lotus itself).
The 1973–1975 Hong Kong Window
Among 24 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, The Golden Lotus places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Golden Lotus premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 1974.
The 44th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | January 17, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0071567 |