Hong Kong The Mystery of Chess Boxing is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
雙馬連環
Lee Yi Min stars as an eager young kung fu student who seeks to improve his fighting skills with an aim to avenge his fathers murder at the hands of the Ghost Face Killer an overwhelming force of destruction and master of the death dealing Five Element Fist. Lee eagerness to study attracts the attention of the master of Chess Boxing Jack Long who is the Ghost Face Killers arch enemy. Together master and student devise a wicked cross fertilization of the Chess Boxing and Five Element Fist styles and set out to put an end to the Ghost Faces deadly reign.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Other Titles From Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd.
The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Hong Kong release window, The Mystery of Chess Boxing sits at #46 of 58. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Mystery of Chess Boxing premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1979.
The 112th 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
12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #636 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #415 of 516 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0199813 |