Kung Fu Zombie
1981 1h 39m movie Film Hong Kong

Kung Fu Zombie

烏龍天師招積鬼

“How do you kill something that's already DEAD!”

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.

Action + Horror in Hong Kong

28 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kung Fu Zombie itself).

The 1980–1982 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1980-1982 Hong Kong release window, Kung Fu Zombie sits at #42 of 45. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Blade Runner
    #1

    Blade Runner

    ★ 7.9 · 1982
  2. Buddha's Palm
    #2

    Buddha's Palm

    ★ 7.9 · 1982
  3. Boat People
    #3

    Boat People

    ★ 7.6 · 1982
  4. The Miracle Fighters
    #4

    The Miracle Fighters

    ★ 7.4 · 1982
  5. Dreadnaught
    #5

    Dreadnaught

    ★ 7.4 · 1981
  6. Killer Constable
    #6

    Killer Constable

    ★ 7.1 · 1980
  7. The Prodigal Son
    #7

    The Prodigal Son

    ★ 7.0 · 1981
  8. The Young Master
    #8

    The Young Master

    ★ 6.9 · 1980

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kung Fu Zombie premiered alongside 17 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1981.

The 161st Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
18th
Review-volume percentile
13th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.2
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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 CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesThe Eternal Film (H.K.) Co.
Runtime1h 39m
Release DateOctober 1, 1981
IMDbtt0199148