The Lion Roars
2002 1h 40m movie Film

The Lion Roars

我家有一隻河東獅

Synopsis

我家有一隻河東獅

During the Soong Dynasty, a beautiful woman named Liu is searching for a husband, but is unable to find one until she hears the avant-garde poetry of Chen. Soon the two are married and Chen discovers that his new bride is violently temperamental and insanely jealous, who limits his activities and lifestyle. When a princess falls in love with the poet and the Emperor decrees that Chen must take the princess in as a second-wife. The love between Liu and Chen is put to the test.

The 2001–2003 Other Asia Window

27 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lion Roars sits at position #15.

  1. Days of El Sadat
    #1

    Days of El Sadat

    ★ 8.1 · 2001

  2. His Excellency the Minister
    #2

    His Excellency the Minister

    ★ 7.6 · 2002

  3. Baran
    #3

    Baran

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

  4. 3 Deewarein
    #4

    3 Deewarein

    ★ 7.3 · 2003

  5. I'm Taraneh, 15
    #5

    I'm Taraneh, 15

    ★ 7.2 · 2002

  6. The Diary of Tortov Roddle
    #6

    The Diary of Tortov Roddle

    ★ 7.1 · 2003

  7. Crimson Gold
    #7

    Crimson Gold

    ★ 7.0 · 2003

  8. Mafia
    #8

    Mafia

    ★ 6.8 · 2002

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lion Roars premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #383 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #108 of 183 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
Original Language Cantonese
Runtime 1h 40m
Release Date September 28, 2002
IMDb tt0368894

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