Synopsis
新仙鶴神針
“Cause and Effect – is Kama”
On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
78 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Magic Crane sits at position #57.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Magic Crane. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedKung Fu Hustle
★ 7.4 · China
2 sharedTMNT
★ 6.1 · Hong Kong
2 sharedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
★ 6.1 · Hong Kong
2 sharedHardcore Henry
★ 6.4 · China
2 sharedDragon Quest: Your Story
★ 6.7 · Japan
Other Titles From Long Shong Pictures
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Magic Crane premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #628 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Adventure productions specifically: #71 of 91 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Long Shong Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | August 18, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0108607 |
| Official Site | www.dvdcult.com |