Hong Kong Synopsis
風雲：雄霸天下
“When The Wind and Cloud combine, the Fish with the golden scales becomes a dragon.”
Based on a comic book called Fung Wan, the movie stars Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil warlord Conquer's tutelage. They grow up serving as his subordinates, but a love triangle and an accident leads to a quest for retribution.
Fantasy + Action in Hong Kong
49 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Storm Riders itself).
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
The Storm Riders holds position #28 of 53 Hong Kong films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Storm Riders premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 479th 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
85 audience reviews — more than 78% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #414 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #35 of 75 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | BoB and Partners Co. Ltd, Centro Digital Pictures Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | July 18, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0165499 |