Hong Kong Synopsis
小老虎
A spoilt rich kid turns up at a fu school to show off, but he gets clobbered by the boastful Little Tiger, who is later framed for the kid's murder when a gang of blackmailers make an example of him. The police allow Tiger to escape, in order to find the real culprits. Tiger hides at his girlfriend's place, but a model she works with does some whoring on the side for the blackmailer, and so the crooks are onto his trail…
The 1972–1974 Hong Kong Window
The Young Tiger holds position #16 of 26 Hong Kong films in the 1972–1974 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Young Tiger premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Hong Kong films in 1973.
The 40th 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
32 audience reviews — more than 58% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #471 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #311 of 516 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | South Sea Film Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | September 6, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0081794 |