''The Musical Vampire'' ( zh, t=音樂殭屍) is a

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directed by Wilson Tong and starring

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. It is a spin-off of the 1985 Hong Kong film ''

Mr. Vampire ''Mr. Vampire'' (Chinese: 殭屍先生) is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a ''Mr. Vampire'' franchise, with the release of four sequels di ...

''.

reprises his role as a

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priest.

Plot

A scientist reanimates a corpse with a chemical, creating a

Jiangshi A jiāngshī, also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. The characters for "jiāngshī" are read goeng-si in Cantonese, cương thi in Vietnamese, kyonshī in Japanese, and gangsi ...

. The corpse can only be controlled by the sound of music. Taoist priest (

) and his two assistants must stop it before it destroys the countryside.

Cast

as Uncle Master * Rachel Lee as Chu-Chu * Dickson Lee as Ah Hoo * Stanley Fung as Master * Charlie Cho Cha-Lee as Captain Tsao * Xiong Xin-Xin as Ah Keung * Tai Bo as Little Three * Wong Chi-Keung as vampire *James M. Crockett as foreign scientist * essoR onitnelaV

References

External links

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