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Jiangshi of Mr. Vampire

Ibuye libizwe: hopping vampire
IfilimuAbangafiKuyagxumaUkufa noma ukungcwatshwa okubi1968 kuya ku-1999

Mr. Vampire is the Hong Kong comedy-horror that established the conventions of the jiangshi film, built on the hopping corpse of Chinese folklore. Set in Republican-era China, it pits a Taoist priest and his students against one. Its success produced four sequels and many imitations.1

Lwa nayo
Kuvele kuqala
1985
Released 1985
Umsebenzi womthombo
Mr. Vampire (1985)
Ricky Lau (producer Sammo Hung)
Izinga lobudala
15 (UK)
Yenziwe ku-
I-Hong Kong
Okuyibangela
Ukufa noma ukungcwatshwa okubi
A body in an exhumed family grave is found intact and has become a jiangshi.
Indlela oba ngayo yinye
Those it kills or wounds can turn.
Indlela inyakaza ngayo
Kuyagxuma
It hops.
Izindawo ezibuthaka
  • paper talismans
  • enchanted ink
  • fire
  • glutinous rice (treats a victim's wound)
amanothi ensimini

Okushiwo yimithombo

1

Based on the jiangshi, the hopping corpse of Chinese folklore1

2

A Taoist priest contains it with talismans and lines of enchanted ink1

3

Lam Ching-ying's priest with a single eyebrow became his signature role1

4

The breakthrough film of the 1980s jiangshi genre, establishing its conventions1

5

Four sequels by the same director followed between 1986 and 19921

6

It set off a vampire craze in Japan1

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Wena, uhamba cishe 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Jiangshi of Mr. Vampire cishe 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Wena, ugijima kancane cishe 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Umuntu omdala olungile egijima ngamandla cishe 24 km/h (15 mph)
Umgibeli webhayisikili osheshayo cishe 37 km/h (23 mph)

Imithombo

  1. Mr. Vampire - Wikipedia

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