The following is a non-exhaustive list of Category III films produced in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong motion picture rating system introduced in 1988, the restriction applicable to Category III films is thus defined: 'No persons younger than 18 years of age are permitted to rent, purchase, or watch this film in the cinema.' This applies to films produced in Hong Kong or elsewhere.
Free Hong Kong Cat III movies, Japanese V-Cinema, Vシネマ, Korean Cat III movies, Erotic movies.
The Category III rating is applicable to films produced anywhere. The list below contains only Category III films produced in Hong Kong.
Pre-1988 films[edit]
Films released before 1988 were rated retroactively when the rating system was introduced.
- Confession of a Concubine (1976)
- Lewd Lizard (1979) a.k.a. Blood Lizard
- The Beasts (1980)
- Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
- Devil Fetus (1983)
- Seeding of a Ghost (1983)
- Centipede Horror (1984)
- The Rape After (1986)
- The Seventh Curse (1986)
1988–99 films[edit]
This period is generally considered as the one when most Category III Hong Kong exploitation films were produced.
- Men Behind the Sun (1988)
- Her Vengeance (1988)
- School on Fire (1988)
- Gunmen (1988)
- Bloody Brotherhood (1989)[1]
- Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
- Runaway Blues (1989)
- Hong Kong Gigolo (1990)
- Queen of Temple Street (1990)[2]
- The Blue Jean Monster (1991)[3]
- Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
- Sex and Zen (1991)
- Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
- Robotrix (1991)
- Pretty Woman (1991)
- Dr. Lamb (1992)
- Basic Impulse (1992)
- Men Behind the Sun 2 (1992) a.k.a. Maruta 2: Laboratory of the Devil
- Prostitute (1992)
- My Wife's Lover (1992)
- Invincible (1992)
- Naked Killer (1992), directed by Clarence Fok
- No Guilty (1992)
- Suburb Murder (1992)
- Offense Storm (1993)
- The Other Side Of Dolls (1993)
- Perfect Exchange (1993)
- My Better Half (1993)
- Fatal Love (1993)
- Rape in Public Sea (1993)
- Love to Kill (1993)[4]
- Crazy Love (1993) aka. The Fruit is Ripe 1[5]
- Crime Story (1993)
- Daughter of Darkness (1993)[6]
- Run and Kill (1993)
- The Untold Story (1993). Anthony Wong won the Best Actor award at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in this film.
- A Wild Party (1993)
- Retribution Sight Unseen (1993)[7] a.k.a. Three Days of a Blind Girl
- Raped by an Angel (1993)[8] Note that Raped by an Angel2[9][10] and 5 are rated as Category IIB.
- Taxi Hunter (1993)[11]
- Women on the Run (1993), directed by David Lai and Corey Yuen
- Wai's Romance (1994)
- Water Tank Murder Mystery (1994)
- The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
- Fatal Encounter (1994)
- Girls Unbutton (1994)
- Beauty Evil Rose (1994) a.k.a. The Beauty's Evil Roses[12]
- The Underground Banker (1994)[13]
- Daughter of Darkness 2 (1994)[14]
- A Day Without Policemen (1994)[15]
- Brother of Darkness (1994)[16]
- A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)[17]
- Dream Lovers (1994)
- Red to Kill (1994)[18]
- Eternal Evil of Asia (1995)
- Diary of a Serial Killer (1995)
- A Sudden Love (1995)
- Sex and Zen II (1996)
- Trilogy of Lust 2 (1996) a.k.a. Portrait of a Serial Killer
- Viva Erotica (1996).[19] Nominated for Best Film at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.
- Ebola Syndrome (1996)
- Horrible High Heels (1996)
- The Intruder (1997)
- Peeping Tom (1997)
- The Fruit is Swelling (1997) aka. The Fruit is Ripe 2[20]
- Happy Together (1997), directed by Wong Kar-wai
- Nude Fear (1998)
- Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)
- Sex and Zen III (1998)
- The Untold Story 2 (1998)
- Raped by an Angel 3: Sexual Fantasy of the Chief Executive (1998)[21]
- A Chinese Torture Chamber Story 2 (1998)[22]
- Erotic Nightmare (1999)
- The Fruit is Ripe 3 (1999)[23]
- Iron Sister (1999),[24] starring Shu Qi
- The Untold Story 3 (1999)
- A Lamb in Despair (1999)[25]
- Raped by an Angel 4: The Raper's Union (1999)[26]
2000 and after[edit]
- Naked Poison (2000)
- Prostitute Killers (2000)
- Spacked Out (2000)[27]
- There Is a Secret in my Soup (2001)
- Human Pork Chop (2001),[28]
- 3 Extremes II (2002). The film contains 3 segments: from South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong
- The Peeping (2002)
- Runaway Pistol (2002)
- Emmanuelle in Hong Kong (2003)
- Fu Bo (2003)
- Night Corridor (2003)
- Sexy Soccer (2003)[29]
- Three... Extremes (2004)
- Ab-normal Beauty (2004)
- Dumplings (2004)
- Election (2005)[30]
- SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005)
- Election 2 (2006)[31]
- Dog Bite Dog (2006)
- Exiled (2006)[nb 1]
See also[edit]
- Cinema of Hong Kong. See 'Category III films' section.
Notes[edit]
- ^One scene shows Simon Yam's character shaking hands with another gangster with their left hands turned around, making a triads agreement handshake. The scene is present on the Mega-Star uncut Limited Edition DVD. However, only the Category IIB cut version was released in Hong Kong theatrically.
References[edit]
- ^Hong Kong Cinemagic: Bloody Brotherhood
- ^HK cinemagic Queen of Temple Street
- ^IMDB 'Blue Jean Monster' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^HK cinemagic: Love to Kill
- ^HK cinemagic: Crazy Love
- ^HK cinemagic: Daughter of Darkness
- ^IMDB 'Retribution Sight Unseen' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^IMDB 'Raped by An Angel' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^HK cinemagic: Raped by an Angel 2
- ^lovehkfilm: Raped by an Angel 2
- ^HK cinemagic: Taxi Hunter
- ^IMDB 'Beautys Evil Rose' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^HK cinemagic: The Underground Banker
- ^HK cinemagic: Daughter of Darkness 2
- ^IMDB 'A Day Without Policemen' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^IMDB 'Brother of Darkness' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^IMDB 'A Chinese Torture Chamber Story' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^IMDB 'Red to Kill' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^HK cinemagic: Viva Erotica
- ^HK cinemagic The Fruit is Swelling
- ^IMDB 'Raped by an Angel 3: Sexual Fantasy of the Chief Executive' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^IMDB 'A Chinese Torture Chamber Story 2' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^HK cinemagic: The Fruit is Ripe 3
- ^HK cinemagic: Iron Sister
- ^IMDB 'A Lamb in Despair' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^IMDB 'Raped by An Angel 4' Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^HK cinemagic: Spacked Out
- ^HK cinemagic: Human Pork Chop
- ^HK cinemagic: Sexy Soccer
- ^HK cinemagic: Election
- ^HK cinemagic: Election 2
- ^HK cinemagic: Whispers and Moans
- ^HK cinemage: Hong Kong Bronx
- ^HK cinemagic Besieged City
- ^HK cinemagic Love in a Puff
External links[edit]
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A movie ticket in Hong Kong indicates the rating of the movie.
The Hong Kong motion picture rating system (Chinese: 香港電影分級制度; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 din6 jing2 fan1 kap1 zai3 dou6) is a legal system of movie screening and rating. An official government agency issues ratings for any movie that will be shown in Hong Kong cinemas.
History[edit]
At the beginning of the film industry in Hong Kong, when the viewing of movies had no age restrictions, films were made under strict guidelines. For instance, movie characters were not allowed to get away with crimes, and sex scenes were not permitted. In 1986, with the release of John Woo's violent gangster movie A Better Tomorrow (later rated IIB), the general public became concerned about the influence films had on children. As a result, the Hong Kong motion picture rating system was established under the Movie Screening Ordinance Cap.392 on 10 November 1988.[1] The purpose behind the law was to provide parents of minors a chance to prevent their children from being exposed to inappropriate materials, as well as to allow people to watch movies with content aimed towards adults.[1][2][3]
The ratings were previously issued by the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA),[citation needed] and initially provided three levels of ratings, which led the slang term 'three-tier ratings' (Chinese: 三級制) to popular usage.
In 1995, the ratings were amended, creating three levels of main ratings, and two sub-ratings for one level.[1][2]
Legal requirements[edit]
According to the laws of Hong Kong, any movies that are intended to be shown in Hong Kong cinemas or released to the public via any videotape or disc formats must be screened by the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration. The Office will then permit the movie to be released under their assessed level rating. Movie trailers intended to be shown inside the cinema hall or in cinema lobbies must also be submitted for classification. Only still films exhibited for non-commercial purposes (cultural, educational, instructional, promotional or religious) are exempt.[1][2]
If a movie is rated as a Third Level film (Chinese: 三級片), its promotional materials must also be screened by the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration.[1][2] In addition, any videotape or discs that will be sold must be sealed by plastic bagging before it can be sold.[citation needed]
The Board of Review consists of ten members and nine other persons who are not public officers. Members act as 'censors' and review submitted films for classification. Film distributors or any person who disagrees with the censors may request the Board to review that decision.[3]
Under the Film Censorship Ordinance, the Film Censorship Authority may appoint persons to be film censorship advisers as needed, usually for a one-year term. Once every two weeks, panel members are invited to preview films along with the censors and provide their views on film classification. The panel of advisers currently has 300 members, including teachers, social workers, professionals, housewives, and college students.[3]
Ratings system[2][3][edit]
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Of the four levels, Levels I, IIA, and IIB are advisory ratings only, and carry no legal effect. Only Level III forbid a certain portion of the population from watching the film. Ticket sellers in movie theatres have a legal right to check the identity of a person who wishes to watch a Level III film to ensure legal compliance.[1][2][3]
Surveys[edit]
Every two years, TELA commissions an independent research company to conduct a large-scale survey to collect the public's views on the film classification system and the film classification standards. In 2000, a survey was conducted on 617 members of the public, aged 13 to 59 years old. In addition, supplementary surveys were conducted on 108 members on the panel of advisers and 472 moviegoers. The survey findings were that almost all respondents were aware the classification system was in place, and 59% could identify the current system, as well as its symbols and their meanings.[3]
Findings of a survey conducted from 2010 to 2011 revealed that there is general community support of the existing film classification system and its standards.[2]
Bibliography[edit]
- Sévéon, Julien (2008). Catégorie III : sexe, sang et politique à Hong Kong (in French). Paris: Bazaar & Co. ISBN978-2-917339-03-9.
References[edit]
- ^ abcdef'HK film classification system'. baike.soso.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ abcdefg'[Hong Kong] Film Censorship Policy'. Government of Hong Kong. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ abcdef'Hong Kong's film classification system'(PDF). Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
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- Comparison of Film Ratings between Hong Kong and Other Countries (HK Government) (pdf)
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