Exorcist Master

1993 1h 31m CN

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 14

HorrorComedy

Synopsis

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When a Catholic church in a small Chinese town falls prey to an evil combing the powers of Western and Chinese vampirism, Taoist priest Uncle Nine (Lam Ching Ying) and Catholic priest Wu (Wu Ma) must overcome religious and cultural differences in order to defeat the vampire.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lam Ching-Ying
Master Chiou
Wu Ma
Priest Wu
Collin Chou
Star
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Mayor
Hung Yue
Anny
Yuan Shen
Priest Shen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wu Ma
Writers: Cheng Man-Wah, Chiu Lo-Kong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wu Ma, shot by James Wu Kuo-Ren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chou Deyang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lam Ching-Ying and Wu Ma and Collin Chou carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wu Ma directs. James Wu Kuo-Ren behind the camera. Chou Deyang cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong, Taiwan. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan.
4Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Wu Ma, shot by James Wu Kuo-Ren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Chou Deyang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lam Ching-Ying and Wu Ma and Collin Chou carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0106841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: James Wu Kuo-Ren
Editing: Chou Deyang
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): IIB
IMDB: Exorcist Master (1993)

Part of

Mr. Vampire Collection

Mr Vampire 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 directed by Ricky Lau from 1986 to 1992, and subsequent similarly themed films with different directors released between 1987 and 1991. The film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: Hold Your Breath for a Moment) in Taiwan.