Hong Kong Synopsis
蜀山 – 新蜀山劍俠
In the fifth century, constant civil war scars western China. To escape death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he gets entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.
Audience Engagement
76 audience reviews — more than 77% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Paragon Films Ltd.
Fantasy + Action in Hong Kong
49 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain itself).
The 1982–1984 Hong Kong Window
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain holds position #15 of 42 Hong Kong films in the 1982–1984 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 Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1983.
The 180th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 5th century · 1
- celestial · 1
- magical weapons · 1
- tang dynasty · 9
- war · 6
- martial arts · 369
- demon · 45
- wuxia · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #280 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #20 of 75 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | February 5, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0086308 |