The Last Jiangshi
In Chinese folklore, the corpse-herding rituals of Xiangxi gave birth to the myth of the jiangshi, or hopping vampire.In 1985, Mr.Vampire brought the jiangshi to the big screen, making it a cultural icon.Over thirty years later, as the genre fades into memory, The Last Jiangshi (original title: China’s Last Vampire) finds the only known jiangshi still existing in the modern world—Old Li.
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In Chinese folklore, the corpse-herding rituals of Xiangxi gave birth to the myth of the jiangshi, or hopping vampire. In 1985, Mr. Vampire brought the jiangshi to the big screen, making it a cultural icon. Over thirty years later, as the genre fades into memory, The Last Jiangshi (original title: China’s Last Vampire) finds the only known jiangshi still existing in the modern world—Old Li.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $22,000
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Sep 20, 2025
- Runtime
- 0h 20m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Cantonese, Mandarin
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
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