Vampire vs Vampire

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title: "Vampire vs Vampire" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1989-films", "1989-comedy-horror-films", "1980s-monster-movies", "1989-action-comedy-films", "1980s-martial-arts-comedy-films", "1989-martial-arts-films", "films-directed-by-lam-ching-ying", "hong-kong-action-comedy-films", "hong-kong-martial-arts-films", "martial-arts-horror-films", "jiangshi-films", "mr.-vampire", "golden-harvest-films", "vampire-comedy-films", "1989-directorial-debut-films", "1989-hong-kong-films", "1989-science-fiction-films", "hong-kong-vampire-films"] description: "1989 Hong Kong film by Lam Ching-ying" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_vs_Vampire" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1989 Hong Kong film by Lam Ching-ying ::

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Field	Value
name	Vampire Vs Vampire
image	Vampire Vs Vampire.jpg
native_name	{{Infobox Chinese/Chinese
s	一眉道人
p	yī méi dàorén
j	jat1 mei4 dou3 jan4}}
director	Lam Ching-ying
producer	Chua Lam
writer	Sam Chi-leung
Chan Kam-cheong
Sze Mei-yee
starring	Lam Ching-ying
Chin Siu-ho
David Lui
Sandra Ng
Billy Lau
Maria Cordero
music	Anders Nelsson
The Melody Bank
Alastair Monteith-Hodge
Tim Nugent
cinematography	Cho On-sun
Kwan Chi-kam
editing	Peter Cheung
studio	Diagonal Pictures
Paragon Films
distributor	Golden Harvest
released
runtime	84 minutes
country	Hong Kong
language	Cantonese
gross	HK$11.19 million
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| name = Vampire Vs Vampire | image = Vampire Vs Vampire.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| t = 一眉道人 | s = 一眉道人 | p = yī méi dàorén | j = jat1 mei4 dou3 jan4}} | director = Lam Ching-ying | producer = Chua Lam | writer = Sam Chi-leung Chan Kam-cheong Sze Mei-yee | starring = Lam Ching-ying Chin Siu-ho David Lui Sandra Ng Billy Lau Maria Cordero | music = Anders Nelsson The Melody Bank Alastair Monteith-Hodge Tim Nugent | cinematography = Cho On-sun Kwan Chi-kam | editing = Peter Cheung | studio = Diagonal Pictures Paragon Films | distributor = Golden Harvest | released = | runtime = 84 minutes | country = Hong Kong | language = Cantonese | budget = | gross = HK$11.19 million Vampire Vs Vampire (一眉道人; ){{cite AV media notes |last1 = Djeng |first1 = Frank |date = 21 May 2023 |title = Audio commentary |work = Hopping Mad: The Mr Vampire Sequels |publisher = Eureka Video |at = 0:00:39 |quote = The Chinese title: 一眉道人, literally means: One Eyebrow Priest, or actually, One Eyebrow Daoist Priest because dou3 jan4 means Daoist Priest.}} is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by and starring Lam Ching-ying. The title references the interaction in the film between a jiangshi child, a creature from Chinese "hopping" corpse fiction, and a British vampire based on Western vampire fiction.

Plot

Chinese exorcist One-Eyebrow Priest (Lam Ching-ying) leads a peaceful life with two disciples Ah Ho (Chin Siu-ho) and Ah Fong (David Lui) in a small town together with a mischievous miniature jiangshi. While finding new water sources one day, the priest encounters a European vampire in the nearby church who is aided by a dead countess. Although the priest manages to get rid of the countess, his Chinese exorcism fails on the European vampire.

Cast

• Lam Ching-ying as One Eyebrow Priest
• Chin Siu-ho as Ah Hoo
• David Lui as Ah Fong
• Maria Cordero as Mother Superior
• Billy Lau as General
• Sandra Ng as General's Cousin
• Regina Kent as Nun
• Frank Juhas as European vampire

Home media

Laserdisc

::data[format=table] | Release date | Country | Classifaction | Publisher | Catalog No | Format | Language | Subtitles | Notes | REF | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | Unknown | | Japan | | N/A | | Towa Video | | | | CLV / NTSC | | Cantonese | | Japaneses | | Audio Mono | | | | | 1993 | | Hong Kong | | N/A | | | | ML091 | | CLV / NTSC | | Cantonese | | English / Chinese | | Audio Mono | | | ::

VCD

::data[format=table] | Release date | Country | Classifaction | Publisher | Format | Language | Subtitles | Notes | REF | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 1 March 2000 | | Hong Kong | | N/A | | Joy Sales (HK) | | NTSC | | Cantonese, Mandarin | | English, Traditional Chinese | | 2VCDs | | | ::

DVD

::data[format=table] | Release date | Country | Classifaction | Publisher | Format | Region | Language | Sound | Subtitles | Notes | REF | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 17 May 2002 | | Hong Kong | | N/A | | Deltamac (HK) | | NTSC | | ALL | | Cantonese, Mandarin | | Dolby Digital | | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese | | | | | | | 20 May 2003 | | United States | | Unrated | | Tai Seng | | NTSC | | 1 | | Cantonese, Chinese | | Dolby | | Chinese, English | | | | | | | 4 July 2006 | | Taiwan | | N/A | | Catalyst Logic | | NTSC | | 3 | | Cantonese and Mandarin | | Dolby Digital 2.0 | | English, Traditional Chinese | | | | | | | 2 February 2009 | | Hong Kong | | N/A | | Joy Sales (HK) | | NTSC | | ALL | | Cantonese, Mandarin | | Dolby Digital 2.0 | | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese | | | | | ::

Blu-ray

::data[format=table] | Release date | Country | Classifaction | Publisher | Format | Language | Subtitles | Notes | REF | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 21 May 2023 | | United Kingdom | | 15 | | Eureka Video | | Region B | | Cantonese | | English | | Included in set of four of the Mr. Vampire sequels. | | | ::

References

References

1. Hudson, Dale. (2009). ""Modernity as Crisis: Goeng si and Vampires in Hong Kong Cinema." Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms". Rowman & Littlefield.
2. "Vampire vs. Vampire (Yi men dao ren) [IV20]". urabanchou.com.
3. "Vampire VS Vampire (Hong Kong Version) VCD". yesasia.com.
4. "Vampire Vs Vampire DVD Region All".
5. "Vampire Vs Vampire [DVD] [1989] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]". amazon.co.uk.
6. "Vampire VS Vampire (DVD) (Taiwan Version) DVD Region 3". yesasia.com.
7. "Vampire Vs Vampire (DVD) (Joy Sales Version) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All". yesasia.com.
8. "Hopping Mad: The Mr. Vampire Sequels". eurekavideo.co.uk.

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