Hong Kong Synopsis
殭屍
“The Dead Will Rise”
When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.
The 2012–2014 Hong Kong Window
50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rigor Mortis sits at position #19.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rigor Mortis. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rigor Mortis premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #516 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #36 of 81 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Kudos Films |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 6, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2771800 |
| Official Site | www.kudos-films.com |