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Horror in Chinese? November 21, 2011. 1970s Film in Hong Kong Dominated by Kung Fu, particularly Bruce Lee.

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1 Horror in Chinese? November 21, 2011

2 1970s Film in Hong Kong Dominated by Kung Fu, particularly Bruce Lee

3 Shaw Brothers Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

4 Ghost of the Mirror Taiwanese Production More traditional Chinese ghost story

5 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

6 Spooky Encounters Pioneer film of the ghost-kung fu comedy genre http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=neTcTI ppejMhttp://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=neTcTI ppejM

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

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

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

10 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

11 1990s Interest shifts away from the Chinese horror film Fantasy and independent films become more prominent

12 Hong Kong Fantasy and Horror in the Contemporary

13 The Eye Produced by the Pang Brothers in 2002

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

15 And Then There’s Stephen Chow…

16 Shaolin Soccer

17 Kung Fu Hustle

18 CJ7

19 So Why Can’t the PRC Do This?


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