Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Directed by Tong Kai

Produced by Shaw Brothers

198485 min6.9 / 10

A 1980s kung fu action-comedy that pits a town's martial arts protector and his students against rival schools and an opium-dealing villain, balancing fight choreography with humor and community stakes.

A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti Lung and his Kung Fu students patrol for criminals. Enter the rival Kung Fu school whom Ti Lung's students have beaten in a lion dance competition and then humiliated in a brawl. The rival school is joined by an opium dealing Kung Fu master who plans to turn the town into a community of addicts!

Questions people ask

  • Is Opium and the Kung Fu Master violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is Opium and the Kung Fu Master sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does Opium and the Kung Fu Master end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Opium and the Kung Fu Master scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Opium and the Kung Fu Master easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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