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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1985

Runtime1h 36m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

TOHO-TOWA

Bo Ho Films

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Movie

Mr. Vampire

1985

1h 36m

6.8

Action

Comedy

Horror

Synopsis

After the planned reburial of a village elder goes awry and the corpse resurrects into a hopping vampire, a Taoist priest and his two disciples attempt to stop him.

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