Horror in Chinese? November 21, 2011

1970s Film in Hong Kong Dominated by Kung Fu, particularly Bruce Lee

Shaw Brothers Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Ghost of the Mirror Taiwanese Production More traditional Chinese ghost story

Enter the 1980s and Sanmo Hung 洪金宝 Born January 7, 1952 One of the spearheaders of the 1980’s Hong Kong New Wave Movement Fight coordination for the release of Game of Death in 1978 Pioneer of the jiang shi 僵屍 genre Contemporaries include Ann Hui and Tsui Hark

Spooky Encounters Pioneer film of the ghost-kung fu comedy genre om/watch?v=neTcTI ppejMhttp:// om/watch?v=neTcTI ppejM

Mr. Vampire Some argue the best of these films Run-away commercial hit in Hong Kong

A Chinese Ghost Story Tsui Hark 1987 Also a giant commercial success in Hong Kong

What are the major source materials for this genre of film?

We’re Going to Eat You Directed by Tsui Hark in 1980 Expands the horror-comedy away from kung-fu Not a commercial success, but a cult following

1990s Interest shifts away from the Chinese horror film Fantasy and independent films become more prominent

Hong Kong Fantasy and Horror in the Contemporary

The Eye Produced by the Pang Brothers in 2002

Visible Secret Released by Ann Hui in 2001 Also a horror-comedy with a premise similar to The Eye

And Then There’s Stephen Chow…

Shaolin Soccer

Kung Fu Hustle

CJ7

So Why Can’t the PRC Do This?