Hong Kong Synopsis
師弟出馬
Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Young Master. 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 Young Master itself).
The 1979–1981 Hong Kong Window
The Young Master holds position #9 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 Young Master premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1980.
The 136th 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
180 audience reviews — more than 88% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Young Master, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- on the run · 3
- fighter · 25
- prisoner · 14
- martial arts · 369
- kung fu · 121
- police · 105
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #156 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #91 of 516 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | February 9, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0081499 |