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Chinese Horror Film
Chinese horror include films from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan that are part of the stream of Asian horror films. Like Korean and Japanese horror as well as other Asian horror films, many focus on ghosts ( yurei is also very common), supernatural environments, and suffering. Perhaps one of the best films for C-horror is '' The Eye'' directed by the Pang brothers which was later remade. There is also some comedy elements such as ''Bio Zombie'', ''Troublesome Night'' film series, ''The Vampire Who Admires Me'', and ''My Left Eye Sees Ghosts''. Jiangshi Jiangshi fiction, revolving around the hopping vampire or zombie, is a subgenre of Chinese horror. A staple genre of Hong Kong cinema, jiangshi films blend horror with elements of comedy. Notable films * ''Black Sun: 731'' ** ''Men Behind the Sun'' (1988) ** ''Unit 731: Laboratory of the Devil'' (1992) ** ''Narrow Escape'' (1994) ** '' Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre'' (1995) * ''Bunshinsaba based on Bunshinsaba'' (2004) ** ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunshinsaba (2004 Film)
''Bunshinsaba'' () is a 2004 South Korean horror film directed by Ahn Byeong-ki. In 2004, it screened at the 8th annual Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. The film had its American premiere at the 2005 New York Korean Film Festival, and was shown later that year at the 5th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival. In 2012 Ahn Byeong-ki directed a Chinese film also titled '' Bunshinsaba'' but with an unrelated plot. Plot Lee Yoo-jin is a transfer student from Seoul who is usually bullied and picked on by her classmates, except for two girls, who become her friends and are often bullied as well as a result. One night, Yoo-jin and her friends decide to place a curse on their bullies by creating an Ouija board on which they write the names of the female bullies. With the board, the girls decide to use the ''Bunshinsaba'' curse, and as they use the board to cast the curse, one of Yoo-jin's friend warns the others not to open their eyes until the spell is finished. The girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admission By Guts
''Admission by Guts'' () is a 2015 Chinese horror film directed by Ming Wang. It was released on June 19, 2015. Cast *Xiaofan Lin * Yiqi Yao *Zhongwei Jiang *Ye Wang *Grace Qiu *Wenze Mei *Yuanyuan Zhao *Tu Hong *Qingbin Yu Reception Box office The film earned at the Chinese box office The cinema of China is one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese la .... References 2015 horror films 2015 films Chinese horror films Chinese zombie films {{2010s-China-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over Your Dead Body
is a 2014 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released on 23 August 2014. Summary A star, Miyuki Goto (Kō Shibasaki) plays Oiwa, the protagonist in a new play based on the ghost story ''Yotsuya Kaidan''. She pulls some strings to get her lover, Kosuke Hasegawa ( Ebizō Ichikawa XI) cast in the play, even though he's a relatively unknown actor. Other performers, Rio Asahina ( Miho Nakanishi) and Jun Suzuki (Hideaki Itō), lust after Miyuki. Offstage, the cast's possessive love and obsessions exist as reality. Trapped between the play and reality, the cast's feelings for each other are amplified. When it becomes clear that love is not meant to be both on and off stage, love turns into a grudge and crosses the blurred line between reality and fantasy. Cast * Ebizō Ichikawa XI as Kousuke Hasegawa/Tamiya Iemon *Kō Shibasaki as Miyuki Goto/Oiwa *Hideaki Itō as Jun Suzuki/Takuetsu * Miho Nakanishi as Rio Asahina/Itō Ume *Maiko as Kayoko Kurata *Tosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House That Never Dies
''The House That Never Dies'' () is a 2014 Chinese 3D thriller film directed by Raymond Yip. The story is based on that of a purportedly haunted mansion, Chaonei No. 81, which is located on No.81 Chaoyangmen Inner Street in Beijing, China. The Chaonei No. 81 was a three-story French Baroque-style house which was built in the 1800s by Qing officials. Legend says that the house became haunted after the end of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, when the wife of a Kuomintang official who once lived there committed suicide. It is believed that her spirit still haunts the house. Plot The 3D thriller is based on the legendary mansion at No. 81 on Chaoyangmennei Street in Beijing, follows Xu Ruoqing (Ruby Lin), a woman whose presence in the notorious mansion draws up the spirits that have taken residence there. She has recently moved in with their daughter to the mansion with Zhao Yitang (Francis Ng), the boss of a publication company publishing Xu Ruoqing's novels. The film star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugs (2014 Film)
''Bugs'' () is a 2014 Chinese 3D science fiction disaster thriller film directed by Yan Jia. It was released on October 10. Story In the near future, due to huge demand for protein, synthetic protein is rapidly developed around the world. James, a fanatic geneticist, has managed to raise superbugs that can provide high-quality protein at low-cost. However, the reproduction of the bugs goes out of control. They break out of the tubes, devour scientists, and turn into giant monsters. Numerous monster bugs hankering after men's flesh and blood swarm into the sea. Meanwhile, there's a rave party going on by the beach, and the participants have no idea the bugs are coming. The bugs keep reproducing and eventually cause a tsunami. The young people enjoying the party suddenly get ripped up and eaten. The bugs turn the beautiful beaches into a horrible sea of blood. Some guys are bold enough to jump onto the ship where the bug queen is at, hope to end the war by killing it. They know – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Supernatural Events On Campus
''The Supernatural Events on Campus'' is a 2013 Chinese thriller horror film directed by Guan Er and written by Liang Xiaoxiao and Zhu Bo, and stars Zhao Yihuan, Wang Yi, Li Manyi, Zhai Wenbin, and Kong Qianqian. It based on the novel of the same name by Lan Ze. The film was released in China on 12 July 2013. Cast * Zhao Yihuan Zhao Yihuan (born 29 October 1987), also known as Chloe Zhao, is a Chinese actress and model. Early life and education Zhao graduated from Shanghai Normal University in 2011. She currently lives in Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard M ... as Su Su, the most beautiful school beauty of Huaxi College. * Wang Yi as Lin Feng, Su Su's classmate and first lover. * Li Manyi as Sister An. * Zhai Wenbin as Yang Dong. * Kong Qianqian as Lu Miao, one of the school beauty of Huaxi College. * Li Sa as the boss/doctor. * Chen Meihang as Li Shujia. * Zheng Huixin as Tuantuan. * Fu Yuhan as Haohao. * Yang Li as Tuantuan's mother. * Bai Lihui as Tuantuan's fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift To Hell
''Lift to Hell'' (Chinese: 电梯惊魂) is a 2013 Chinese horror film directed Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ... by Ning Jingwu. References 2013 films Chinese horror films 2013 horror films {{2010s-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysterious Island (2011 Film)
''Mysterious Island'' (孤島驚魂) is a 2011 Chinese horror film directed by Rico Chung. The film is about a group of people invited to a '' Survivor'' styled television program on the Binlusai islands. On arriving there they lose their luggage and come across a message stating that they will all be killed. The film was a commercial success in China where it grossed over $10 million in comparison to its $2 million budget. Plot In the 1970s on the Binlusai islands, a young mother is killed when she was running with her son from an evil presence in an abandoned Roman Catholic leper colony. In the present day, a group of four young men and women are travelling to the island to take part in a survival game run by TV channel ''Search Planet'' headed by Chen Jiadong (Philip Keung). Also on the boat is the television presenter Stanley ( Jessica Xu) and cameraman Ken (Shaun Tam). The eight people have been split into four pairs where they are given a map which leads to a flag; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Stained Shoes
''Blood Stained Shoes'' () is a 2012 Chinese horror film directed by Raymond Yip. Set in the 1930s, it tells the tale of a series of strange murders revolving around a pair of embroidered shoes. Cast * Ruby Lin as Su Er * Kara Hui as Madame Zhen * Monica Mok as Xu Shi * Anna Kay as He ChuJun * Michael Tong as Shen Xuanbai * Xing Minshan as Wang Zhiyuan * Jing Gangshan as Cheng Nan, Xu Shi's lover * Daniel Chan Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (born 3 September 1975) is a popular Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Career Singer In 2000, following the death of his manager Rebecca Leu ... as Shen Xuanqing, Su Er's husband * Han Zhi as Ding Dashan * Harashima Daichi as Shen Ling * Xiao Yuzhen Shen Yi * Huang Yiyang as Shen He * Cai Jifang as village elder Yuan * Dong Jilai as village elder Huang * Chen Jinhui as village elder Zhang Storyline This film is set in the 1930s, and starts with a strange murder in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matrimony
''The Matrimony'' () is a 2007 Chinese horror film directed by Teng Huatao and starring Leon Lai, Fan Bingbing, and Rene Liu. The movie was released on February 28, 2007. Plot Set during the 1930s, ''The Matrimony'' follows Shen Junchu (Leon Lai), a cinematographer that's deeply in love with his girlfriend Xu Manli (Fan Bingbing). Due to his extremely introverted character, Junchu was unable to confess to her how deeply he cared for her. When Manli dies in a freak car accident on the way to their date, Junchu mourns her deeply. Junchu's mother manages to convince him to marry Sansan (Rene Liu), but he is unwilling to allow her to take Manli's place in his heart. When Sansan discovers a mysterious attic room, she's forbidden to enter by Junchu. She eventually enters the room, only to find the ghost of Manli. Manli offers to help Sansan's unhappy relationship with Junchu, only for the ghost to grow dangerously jealous when Junchu begins to show an attraction for Sansan. Cast *Leon La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |