Hong Kong Synopsis
行者
In 2012, the Hong Kong International Film Festival invited Tsai Ming-Ling to make the opening short film. Having grown up with Hong Kong's popular culture, Tsai Ming-Liang decided to pay homage by making a "Walker" film, contrasting the Walker's slowness with the frenzied pace of Hong Kong's cosmopolitan life. The film ends with a song by Hong Kong actor and singer Samuel Hui, who was Tsai Ming-Liang's idol during his youth. The film was invited to be the closing short film for the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.
The 2011–2013 Hong Kong Window
47 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Walker sits at position #16.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Walker premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #485 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #188 of 311 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, YOUKU, Homegreen Films |
| Runtime | 26m |
| Release Date | September 8, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2225782 |