THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese vampires

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
That Chink at Golden Gulch
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Masaki Kobayashi
A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot
1987 · Larry Cohen
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
James Wong Hong Kong

Directed multiple iconic jiangshi (hopping vampire) films including 'Mr. Vampire' series that defined the genre's comedic-horror aesthetic in 1980s Hong Kong cinema.

 Sébastien Laudenbach Hong Kong

Created the definitive 'Mr. Vampire' (1985) which became the most influential Chinese vampire film, blending Taoist mythology with action-comedy and establishing the modern jiangshi archetype.