Hong Kong The Man from Hong Kong ranks #3 among 35 Hong Kong films released between 1974–1976.
Synopsis
“Fast! Fantastic! Fun! Nothing can stop him!”
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Man from Hong Kong. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Man from Hong Kong itself).
The 1974–1976 Hong Kong Window
Among 35 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, The Man from Hong Kong places #3 — 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 Man from Hong Kong premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Hong Kong films in 1975.
The 57th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 64% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 51th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Man from Hong Kong, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- corruption · 29
- australia · 9
- martial arts · 369
- police · 105
- hong kong · 73
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #166 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #98 of 516 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | The Movie Company Pty. Ltd., Australian Film Development Corporation, British Empire Films Australia, Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | July 31, 1975 |
| IMDb | tt0073343 |