Hong Kong The Era of Vampires is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
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).
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Other Titles From Film Workshop
Horror + Fantasy in Hong Kong
19 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Era of Vampires itself).
The 2002–2004 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Hong Kong release window, The Era of Vampires sits at #49 of 50. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Era of Vampires premiered alongside 16 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Hong Kong films in 2003.
The 548th 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
30 audience reviews — more than 56% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 56th percentile among Hong Kong films.
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 |