Hong Kong Category III Films
I – Suitable for all ages
IIa – Not suitable for children
IIb – Not suitable for young persons
III – Not approved for exhibition to anyone under the age of 18
The Category III film rating, a Hong Kong equivalent to a hard R/NC17 rating in the US, was introduced in 1988.
Finding out if a certain film is truly rated III, instead of II -which was split in 1995 into IIa, and IIb- is challenging, as there are conflicting sources on the Internet; for example: 'Taxi Hunter' is listed in several sources as rated III, while in fact it's rated IIb.
One reason for this is that film companies in HK used the III rating as a tool to lure potential costumers looking for some edgy content, so they faked the Category III logo on the packaging of some films that had a lower rating. And in a few cases, a film was given a IIb rating theatrically, but the uncut version on home video was given a III.
This list contains Category III films produced in Hong Kong and Taiwan only.
IIa – Not suitable for children
IIb – Not suitable for young persons
III – Not approved for exhibition to anyone under the age of 18
The Category III film rating, a Hong Kong equivalent to a hard R/NC17 rating in the US, was introduced in 1988.
Finding out if a certain film is truly rated III, instead of II -which was split in 1995 into IIa, and IIb- is challenging, as there are conflicting sources on the Internet; for example: 'Taxi Hunter' is listed in several sources as rated III, while in fact it's rated IIb.
One reason for this is that film companies in HK used the III rating as a tool to lure potential costumers looking for some edgy content, so they faked the Category III logo on the packaging of some films that had a lower rating. And in a few cases, a film was given a IIb rating theatrically, but the uncut version on home video was given a III.
This list contains Category III films produced in Hong Kong and Taiwan only.
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