Vampire vs Vampire
1989 Hong Kong film by Lam Ching-ying
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Vampire Vs Vampire (一眉道人; lit. 'One Eyebrow Daoist Priest')[1] is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by and starring Lam Ching-ying. The title references the interaction in the film between a jiangshi child, a creature from Chinese "hopping" corpse fiction, and a British vampire based on Western vampire fiction.[2]
| Vampire Vs Vampire | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional Chinese | 一眉道人 |
| Simplified Chinese | 一眉道人 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | yī méi dàorén |
| Jyutping | jat1 mei4 dou3 jan4 |
| Directed by | Lam Ching-ying |
| Written by | Sam Chi-leung Chan Kam-cheong Sze Mei-yee |
| Produced by | Chua Lam |
| Starring | Lam Ching-ying Chin Siu-ho David Lui Sandra Ng Billy Lau Maria Cordero |
| Cinematography | Cho On-sun Kwan Chi-kam |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
| Music by | Anders Nelsson The Melody Bank Alastair Monteith-Hodge Tim Nugent |
Production companies | Diagonal Pictures Paragon Films |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$11.19 million |
Plot
Chinese exorcist One-Eyebrow Priest (Lam Ching-ying) leads a peaceful life with two disciples Ah Ho (Chin Siu-ho) and Ah Fong (David Lui) in a small town together with a mischievous miniature jiangshi. While finding new water sources one day, the priest encounters a European vampire in the nearby church who is aided by a dead countess. Although the priest manages to get rid of the countess, his Chinese exorcism fails on the European vampire.
Cast
- Lam Ching-ying as One Eyebrow Priest
- Chin Siu-ho as Ah Hoo
- David Lui as Ah Fong
- Maria Cordero as Mother Superior
- Billy Lau as General
- Sandra Ng as General's Cousin
- Regina Kent as Nun
- Frank Juhas as European vampire
Home media
Laserdisc
| Release date |
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Language | Subtitles | Notes |
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| Unknown | Japan | N/A | Towa Video | CLV / NTSC | Cantonese | Japaneses | Audio Mono | [3] | |
| 1993 | Hong Kong | N/A | ML091 | CLV / NTSC | Cantonese | English / Chinese | Audio Mono |
VCD
| Release date |
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| 1 March 2000 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | [4] |
DVD
| Release date |
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| 17 May 2002 | Hong Kong | N/A | Deltamac (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese | [5] | |
| 20 May 2003 | United States | Unrated | Tai Seng | NTSC | 1 | Cantonese, Chinese | Dolby | Chinese, English | [6] | |
| 4 July 2006 | Taiwan | N/A | Catalyst Logic | NTSC | 3 | Cantonese and Mandarin | Dolby Digital 2.0 | English, Traditional Chinese | [7] | |
| 2 February 2009 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital 2.0 | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese | [8] |
Blu-ray
| Release date |
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Publisher |
Format |
Language | Subtitles | Notes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2023 | United Kingdom | 15 | Eureka Video | Region B | Cantonese | English | Included in set of four of the Mr. Vampire sequels. | [9] |