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Plot Summary:
A murderer, with the help of Chinese vampires, does battle with the ghost of a dead gambling lord's wife and the gambling lord's living brother.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Revenge of the Corpse (1981)
Plot Summary:
A story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and her lover. Eventually released constable loose of some grave robbers, the constables ghost is out to make the lives of all those involved in his death miserable. (A Shaw Brothers production).
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Devil's Dynamite (1987)
Plot Summary:
After spending ten years in prison Steven Cox has recently been released and his former colleagues will do anything to find out where he stashed his fortune. His former mistress now rules the underworld and she plays the various fractions against each other to maintain her power. One of the local drug lords has hired vampires to protect him and keep his drug smuggling business thriving. The vampires pop up around town as they, along with various other thugs, try to knock off Steven Cox and find the whereabouts to his gold. There is a stranger in town that dresses up like a space age super hero who aligns himself with Steven Cox as they take on together the corrupt underworld.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: cult film
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The Vampire Is Still Alive (1989)
Plot Summary:
A screenwriter working on a film script in an old haunted house unleashes an army of the undead including a robot-vampire and a Freddy Kruger-like creature with deadly scissorhands.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Scorpion Thunderbolt (1988)
Plot Summary:
A female journalist transforms into a snake demon and goes on murderous rampages.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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Kung Fu from Beyond the Grave (1982)
Plot Summary:
On the 7th month of the lunar calendar, all ghosts and spirits are active and get to walk the earth for the month so that they can find a way to reincarnate. During one of these nights, a young kid named Chun Sing (Billy Chong), is visited by his dead Father. Chun Sing's father states that he was murdered by a man named Kam Tai Fu (Lo Lieh). And as you may have guessed, Chun Sing must avenge his father's death. It won't be easy though because Kam Tai Fu has some help in the form of a Black Magician (Ta Hsi Yen) and his evil gung fu.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy
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The Gambling Ghost (1991)
Plot Summary:
Sammo Hung plays three different characters: Fatty, Fatty's father and Fatty's grandfather, Hung Kau. Fatty is a hotel worker, yearning for sudden wealth. Therefore, he, and his co-worker, enter the gambling world, to the dismay of his father. When Fatty hits rock bottom, the ghost of his grandfather resurrects to help him. However, Fatty learns that his grandfather was murdered, therefore, he will stop at nothing to avenge his death.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sitcom, slapstick comedy
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The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead (1991)
Plot Summary:
A teacher and his five female students are attacked by a monster with neon-green eyes.The teacher escapes but his students are completely dismembered.He soon discovers the monster is worshipped by a cult whose ambition is to rule the world and tear the clothes off young girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Phantom Heroes (1987)
Plot Summary:
In this actioner, one of a pair of imprisoned Vietnam veterans escapes and forms an organization of secret ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Diamond Ninja Force (1988)
Plot Summary:
The evil Black Ninja Clan tries to steal the Golden Ninja statue from Ninja Master Gordon.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: grindhouse
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Ninja Hunter (1987)
Plot Summary:
The plot centres around Wu Tang villain, Abbot White, who wants to destroy the Shaolin monks and become supreme martial artist. In order to do so, he teams up with a clan of Ninjas, led by three masters – gold lamé ninja, white mustachioed ninja and black ninja – and succeeds in destroying the Shaolin temple and most of its inhabitants. However, there are some survivors. It is their job to pass on the knowledge of the Shaolin finger jab to a new generation, who must defeat the ninjas and Abbott White if peace and order is to be restored.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: learning
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Ninja: The Battalion (1988)
Plot Summary:
Four Chinese germ warfare scientists are kidnapped by a Japanese organisation.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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The Vampire Raiders (1988)
Plot Summary:
The fate of the entire hotel industry is at stake. A group of evil black ninjas have threatened to insinuate themselves into the industry, take over, and transform the operation into something unspeakable. Thank heaven the white ninjas are on hand to save the day. Agnes Chan heads the cast, so we assume she's the "ninja queen." This one isn't a whole lot better than others of its ilk, but at least there's some novelty in the settings.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Ninja Extreme Weapons (1988)
Plot Summary:
A ninja hero stealthily sets out to get revenge upon the mobsters who murdered his brother.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, campy
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The Ultimate Ninja (1986)
Plot Summary:
A twenty year old feud between Ronald, a benevolant village leader and Roger, an evil tyrant, leaves Ronald dead and Roger running the village with an evil bunch of ruffians. Ronald's three children have been split up and are now young adults. Jimmy, the eldest, has been in training for 20 years to extract revenge upon his father's killer and retain control of the village. Meanwhile, evil Ninja leader Victor has stolen the Black Ninja Warrior from Charles, the new leader of the Red Ninjas. Charles sets out to recapture the Black Ninja Warrior and prevent Victor from stealing the Gold Ninja Warrior. Jimmy heads for the village to get Roger as Charles begins his quest to find and destroy Victor. Jimmy has doubts: will he take back the village, will he be re-united with his brother and sister and will he deal with Roger? But Charles is confident that his good Ninja powers will defeat the evil power.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Death (1987)
Plot Summary:
Tiger is the owner of a brothel who moonlights as a kung fu artist under the watchful eye of "Master." They run into serious trouble when ninjas inexplicably show up and jeopardize Tiger's prostitution ring.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Action
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Ninja Condors (1987)
Plot Summary:
A noble-minded ninja rejects corruption and works with an undercover cop to defeat the evil student of his old master.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Full Metal Ninja (1989)
Plot Summary:
As he struggles to rescue his kidnapped family, a martial arts expert vows to seek revenge against the abductors.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Challenge of the Ninja (1986)
Plot Summary:
Mark, a local cop is investigating a string of jewel robberies. He soon discovers that the men behind the crimes is the notorious"Red Devil" and his band of Ninjas. Mark teams up with Billy, a man out for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Kill (1987)
Plot Summary:
An army of evil purple ninjas do battle with sadistic yellow ninja to stop an assassination plot.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: independent film
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Ninja Dragon (1986)
Plot Summary:
Set in Great Shanghai - two rival gangs, the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination in the territory. Only one force can stop the never-ending killings... The Ninja Dragon!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 (1998)
Plot Summary:
Yuko Moriyama stars in this ninja period piece as one of seven women determined to exact revenge on the evil lord Akinari Katou and “The 7 Spears”, the band of soldiers he commands. Trained assassins and skilled in sorcery, these men took over the Aizu prefecture and took its most beautiful young women as concubines. They left behind 7 daughters now seeking out Jyubei Yagyuu to help get revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: period drama
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The Night of the Chupacabras (2011)
Plot Summary:
Death and blood are in the middle of a feud between two families. Something creepy rounds the Silva Farm and makes its victims. The Carvalho Family, stuck to their past and hatred, can't see the secular evil that approaches from the darken woods.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: splatter, exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Rigor Mortis (2013)
Plot Summary:
Juno Mak’s debut feature Rigor Mortis is an eerie and chilling, contemporary action- and special effects-laden homage to the classic Chinese vampire movies of the 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, serious, stylized, psychotronic, suspenseful, suspense, rough, bleak, psychological
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Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, psychotronic, weird
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Encounter of the Spooky Kind II (1989)
Plot Summary:
Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter, Little Chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive Master Shi. The two men's romantic rivalry escalates into full-scale supernatural warfare after Shi enlists the aid of a wicked sorcerer, and Abao encounters a benevolent female ghost.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: eighties
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New Mr. Vampire 2 (1989)
Plot Summary:
Lam Ching-Ying returns as the famous "Vampire Buster," this time starring as the One-Eyebrown Priest. To save the village from paranormal menaces, he deals with and battles a host of mysterious creatures including: a little mischievous Chinese vampire; a lustful female ghost; the spirit of a woman murdered by a club owner and a European vampire and his blood-sucking pet bats.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 532
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scenic, scary, exciting, atmospheric, offbeat, gothic, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious
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Spooky Encounters (1980)
Plot Summary:
Sammo is Courageous Cheung, a pedicab driver in a rural community who is known around town as the man who fears nothing. Well, this is proved false before the opening credits finish when he endures a particularly frightening nightmare of flesh-eating zombies. But, that's just the beginning of his run-ins with the supernatural.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, tense, atmospheric, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, weird
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Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Plot Summary:
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: perverse, exciting, atmospheric, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Plot Summary:
Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, scary, talky, exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, stylized, surreal, inspirational
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Mr. Vampire (1985)
Plot Summary:
The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, exciting, semi serious, slapstick, horror comedy, slapstick comedy, spooky, weird, corny