Hong Kong Synopsis
身不由已
“Family Feud, Kung Fu Style.”
Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase however, and Chung Yao live in constant fear that the vengeful stepbrother will murder him and his wife.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Victim. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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 Victim itself).
The 1979–1981 Hong Kong Window
The Victim holds position #19 of 54 Hong Kong films in the 1979–1981 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Victim premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1980.
The 137th 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
18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #254 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #159 of 516 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Graffon Film (H.K.) Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | February 28, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0080971 |