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Rigor Mortis

Rigor Mortis

The Dead Will Rise.

20136.11h 45m

Overview

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

Directed by Juno Mak
Written by Jill Leung, Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Produced by Juno Mak, Takashi Shimizu
Box Office0Revenue: $8K

Top Cast

Chin Siu-Ho

Chin Siu-Ho

Chin Siu-Ho

Anthony Chan Yau

Anthony Chan Yau

Yau

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Yeung Feng

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Mui

Lo Hoi-Pang

Lo Hoi-Pang

Yin

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Uncle Tung

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Gau

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Cook

Ko Cheun-Man

Ko Cheun-Man

Feng's husband

M

Morris Ho Kwong-Yui

Themes & Keywords

vampireblack magichong kongghostjiangshitaoist priest

About Rigor Mortis

Rigor Mortis is a horror, action, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of vampire, black magic, hong kong, ghost, jiangshi, taoist priest. Directed by Juno Mak, it stars Chin Siu-Ho, Anthony Chan Yau, Kara Hui Ying-Hung. When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

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