Hong Kong Synopsis
敗家仔
“The fighting men in Chinese opera house.”
A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Prodigal Son. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Prodigal Son itself).
The 1980–1982 Hong Kong Window
Among 45 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, The Prodigal Son places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Prodigal Son premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1981.
The 164th 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
61 audience reviews — more than 72% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 67th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #131 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #73 of 516 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Paragon Films Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | November 10, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0085211 |