The Magic Crane
1993 1h 33m movie Film Hong Kong

The Magic Crane

新仙鶴神針

“Cause and Effect - is Kama”

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.

  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

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Magic Crane. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • magic
  • gore
  • bat
  • turtle

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