Mr. Vampire
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Mr. Vampire is a classic 1985 Hong Kong horror-comedy film that popularized the hopping vampire (jiangshi) genre and became a landmark of Chinese supernatural cinema.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Vampire canonical | 4 |
| Mr. Vampire II | 1 |
| Mr. Vampire film series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4090505 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Vampire Context triple: [Sammo Hung, notableWork, Mr. Vampire]
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A.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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B.
Vampirina
Vampirina is an animated Disney Junior television series that follows a young vampire girl adjusting to life in the human world after moving from Transylvania to Pennsylvania.
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C.
Vampire
"Vampire" is a famous 1895 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, depicting a woman with flowing red hair bending over a man's neck in a dark, intimate embrace.
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D.
The Education of a Vampire
The Education of a Vampire is a lesser-known film project associated with American actress, writer, and filmmaker Flynn Belaine.
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E.
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Vampire Target entity description: Mr. Vampire is a classic 1985 Hong Kong horror-comedy film that popularized the hopping vampire (jiangshi) genre and became a landmark of Chinese supernatural cinema.
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A.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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B.
Vampirina
Vampirina is an animated Disney Junior television series that follows a young vampire girl adjusting to life in the human world after moving from Transylvania to Pennsylvania.
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C.
Vampire
"Vampire" is a famous 1895 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, depicting a woman with flowing red hair bending over a man's neck in a dark, intimate embrace.
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D.
The Education of a Vampire
The Education of a Vampire is a lesser-known film project associated with American actress, writer, and filmmaker Flynn Belaine.
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E.
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong film
ⓘ
film ⓘ horror-comedy film ⓘ supernatural film ⓘ |
| award | Hong Kong Film Awards nominations ⓘ |
| boxOfficeRegion |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| ChineseTitle | 殭屍先生 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur Wong ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| director | Ricky Lau ⓘ |
| distributor | Golden Harvest ⓘ |
| era | 1980s Hong Kong cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chiu Sheng
ⓘ
Man Choi ⓘ Master Kau ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | jiangshi ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mr. Vampire II
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire III ⓘ Mr. Vampire IV ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ martial arts film ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| hasFilmSeries |
Mr. Vampire film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr. Vampire
|
| hasSubgenre | jiangshi film ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Hong Kong jiangshi films
ⓘ
television series based on hopping vampires ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jat Tsz-Ching ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark of Chinese supernatural cinema
ⓘ
popularizing the hopping vampire (jiangshi) genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| producer |
Barry Wong
ⓘ
Sammo Hung ⓘ
linked to:
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
|
| productionCompany |
Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.
ⓘ
linked to:
Bo Ho Films
|
| releaseDateHongKong | 1985-11-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Barry Wong ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Republican-era China
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linked to:
Republican era of China
|
| stars |
Billy Lau
ⓘ
Chin Siu-ho ⓘ Lam Ching-ying ⓘ Moon Lee ⓘ Pauline Wong ⓘ Ricky Hui ⓘ |
| title | Mr. Vampire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Vampire Description of subject: Mr. Vampire is a classic 1985 Hong Kong horror-comedy film that popularized the hopping vampire (jiangshi) genre and became a landmark of Chinese supernatural cinema.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mr. Vampire
linked to: Mr. Vampire