Hong Kong The World of Drunken Master is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
酒仙十八跌
Chan Hui Lau stars in this vintage martial arts film as Chang, the owner of a winery and master of Drunken Boxing, a deadly kung fu technique that, as the name implies, requires its practitioner to be drunk. His relatively peaceful life is interrupted when he catches two boys (Li Yi Min and Jack Long) stealing grapes from his vineyards and puts them to work for him. Over time, he teaches them the art of Drunken Boxing. When the two boys get into a fight with some local toughs, they provoke the wrath of Yeh Hu (Lung Fei), Chang's enemy.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The World of Drunken Master. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd.
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 World of Drunken Master itself).
The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Hong Kong release window, The World of Drunken Master sits at #56 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 World of Drunken Master premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1979.
The 128th 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
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The World of Drunken Master, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- drunken master · 5
- unofficial · 1
- fighting · 22
- martial arts · 369
- kung fu · 121
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #786 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #496 of 516 (top 96%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | November 22, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0080148 |