Hong Kong Synopsis
殭屍大時代
“Five heroes. A coven of vampires. A lot of bad blood.”
In 17th century China, zombies and vampires roamed the lands, feeding on the unsuspecting. A group of martial artists / vampire hunters find themselves employed by a very rich – and very insane – old man who has kept everyone of his relatives preserved in wax and not buried. Apparently it is his family's tradition. So, having generations of potential zombies in your cellar may not be the smartest idea ever, but it takes two to tango. In this case, a thief wants the old-man's treasure and hires a zombie-wrangler to re-animate the waxed up relatives in order to sneak into the mansion and steal the treasure. It's up to the kung-fu fighting vampire hunters to save the day (or night).
The 2002–2004 Hong Kong Window
50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Era of Vampires sits at position #49.
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The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Era of Vampires premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #813 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.9 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #75 of 81 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Netherlands, Japan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | May 23, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0303970 |