Hong Kong Synopsis
烏龍天師招積鬼
“How do you kill something that's already DEAD!”
A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty, he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him. The plan goes horribly awry, and the bad guy ends up getting killed in his own trap. This pisses off the villain's spirit and he forces the priest to reincarnate him – only they can't find a suitable body. Meanwhile, an undead fiend of sorts comes to town to kill Billy's father over some other past dispute. This is where all of Billy's kung fu training comes in handy, and he manages to kill the attacker. With this, the other bad guy finally has a body to use, but the reincarnation goes wrong and the corpse is reborn as a vampire.
The 1980–1982 Hong Kong Window
45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kung Fu Zombie sits at position #42.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kung Fu Zombie premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #757 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #480 of 516 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | The Eternal Film (H.K.) Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0199148 |