Rigor Mortis (film)
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| Traditional | 殭屍 |
| Simplified | 僵尸 |
| Mandarin | Jiāng shī |
| Cantonese | Goeng1 Si1 |
| Directed by | Juno Mak |
| Produced by |
Takashi Shimizu Juno Mak Executive Producers: Steven Lo Bernard Lai |
| Written by | Philip Yung Jill Leung Juno Mak |
| Starring |
Chin Siu-ho Anthony Chan Kara Hui Lo Hoi-pang Paw Hee-ching |
| Music by | Nath Connelly |
| Edited by | David Richardson |
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Production
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Great Sound Creation for Kudos Film
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| Distributed by | Fortissimo Films |
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Release date
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | HK$15,000,000 |
| Box office | HK$16,781,408 |
Rigor Mortis is a 2013 Hong Kong horror film directed by Juno Mak, and also produced by Takashi Shimizu. The film is a tribute to the Mr. Vampire film series. Many of the former cast are featured in this film: Chin Siu-ho, Anthony Chan, Billy Lau and Richard Ng. Additionally, Chung Fat, who starred in Encounters of the Spooky Kind, is also featured.
Formerly successful actor Chin Siu-ho, star of Mr. Vampire, becomes depressed and suicidal when his wife leaves him. He moves into a dilapidated apartment building, where he meets Uncle Yin, the building's long-time, friendly supervisor. Yin performs a welcoming ceremony, and Chin insists that Yin take a gratuity saying that, "It'll become necessary,". After listening to a recorded message left by his young son, Chin attempts to hang himself. His action draws the attention of twin ghosts who haunt the apartment, and they possess his body. Yau, a retired vampire hunter, bursts into the room, cuts down the noose, and exorcises the spirits from Chin's body. Alerted by the commotion, his neighbors gather at the doorway before Yau disperses them.
Later, Chin visits Yau's restaurant, where Yau explains that he has taken up cooking glutinous rice, an ingredient used in fighting jiangshi. Chin thanks Yau for saving his life, but Yau tells him to save his gratitude for a time when he can save Chin's life without the threat of suicide. Chin then meets several of his neighbors, including Yang Feng, a traumatized woman with mental instability and her albino son, Pak. The audience is also introduced to seamstress Auntie Meiyi and her husband Uncle Tung. Later that night, in a dream, Tung tells Meiyi that he must leave her for several days and requests that she wait for him. In reality, Tung has fallen down the stairs and died. Black magic practitioner Gau discovers the body and preserves it for Meiyi, who requests that he resurrect her husband. They begin the process of preserving and gradually resurrecting Tung's corpse while keeping it concealed in her bathroom.
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