From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema

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1h 16m

April 11, 2023

A look back at the largely undocumented period of early Chinese-language horror cinema, beginning in Hong Kong and the Shaw Brothers and graduating to Taiwan and the production of Calamity of Snakes in 1983.

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Directed byNaomi Holwill

Cast (6)

Godfrey Ho

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Hsiang Yun-Peng

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Kam Kwok-Leung

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James Mudge

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Sean Tierney

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Calum Waddell

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From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema

Cast (6)

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