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Yin ji

  • 1982
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
242
YOUR RATING
Billy Chong in Yin ji (1982)
Dark FantasyActionFantasyHorror

The gates of hell open to let out the ghosts of the dead Chun Sing is visited by his deceased father, who tells the young man that his enemy is a priest who commands the dark forces of black... Read allThe gates of hell open to let out the ghosts of the dead Chun Sing is visited by his deceased father, who tells the young man that his enemy is a priest who commands the dark forces of black magic. Luckily, Chun Sing gets help from a magic book, a group of friendly ghosts, and a ... Read allThe gates of hell open to let out the ghosts of the dead Chun Sing is visited by his deceased father, who tells the young man that his enemy is a priest who commands the dark forces of black magic. Luckily, Chun Sing gets help from a magic book, a group of friendly ghosts, and a house full of hookers.

  • Director
    • Chiu Lee
  • Writer
    • Fung Lu
  • Stars
    • Billy Chong
    • Lo Lieh
    • Chin-Lai Sung
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    242
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chiu Lee
    • Writer
      • Fung Lu
    • Stars
      • Billy Chong
      • Lo Lieh
      • Chin-Lai Sung
    • 10User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Billy Chong
    Billy Chong
    • Chun Sing
    Lo Lieh
    Lo Lieh
    • Kam Tai Fu
    • (as Lieh Lo)
    Chin-Lai Sung
    Chin-Lai Sung
    • Black Magician
    Chung-You Chang
    Alan Chung San Chui
    Alan Chung San Chui
    Chang Chung-Kuei
      Mien Fang
      Mien Fang
      • Old Fang
      • (as Fong Min)
      Pei-yun Hui
      Chun Ku
      Chien-Hung Lai
      En-sheng Ma
      Sha-Fei Ouyang
      Sha-Fei Ouyang
      • Chun Sing's mother
      Kuo-Liang Su
      Kuo-Liang Su
      Chung-Chiu Tsai
      Hsin-Yi Tseng
        • Director
          • Chiu Lee
        • Writer
          • Fung Lu
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        1uboat96

        a total waste of time

        Back in 1986, I saw Kung Fu Zombie, which is my opinion one of the best kung fu movies of all times....billy chong's character of Pang Fung was funny, witty, and, above all, excellent in his fighting techniques.

        It was also in 1986 when I saw the trailers to Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave (also starring billy chong). Just having seen Kung Fu Zombie, I thought it would be just as good. Zombies and billy chong...what a great combination.

        I didn't find Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave until 2003. This was the biggest disappointment of my life. I had to order it from England. This movie was totally a waste of time. I don't blame the characters...I blame the director. There was nothing special about the fight scenes. The "zombies" were just plain stupid. I was actually embarrassed watching it with my brother, after hyping it up so much all these years! One semi-funny scene was when the wizard calls Dracula to save him. Aside from that, the movie fell flat on its face!!

        Maybe I shouldn't be to harsh to Kung Fu From beyond the Grave. I was expecting it to live up to the cleverness and wittiness of Kung Fu Zombie, which is clearly didn't. This movie was a run-of-the-mill kung fu movie. When it was finished, I literally threw the tape in the trash. It was just that awful...
        4coltras35

        Kung fu beyond the grave

        The seventh month of the lunar calendar, and the gates of hell open to let out the ghosts of the dead. Chun Sing (Billy Chong) is visited by his deceased father, who tells the young man that his enemy is a priest who commands the dark forces of black magic. Luckily, Chun Sing gets help from a magic book, a group of friendly ghosts - and a house full of hookers...

        This heady mix of Kung fu and horror features Billy Chong, who, I think, is quite underrated and fights better than Jackie Chan. Pity these type of films were becoming passé by the early 80's, because Chong is really good. However, after an interesting 16 minutes, the film rarely picks up in pace, is tedious between the fights, which are really good. It's a fairly weak film. The fights are an eye grabber, though. The story idea is ok, but it was silly and tacky most of the time. The hearts chasing the bad guy was a good idea, however it's effectiveness was let down by the poor special FX.
        8BA_Harrison

        Anything goes in this bonkers kung fu horror.

        On the one night of the year that spirits are free to roam the earth, Chun Sing (Billy Chong) is visited by the ghost of his murdered father, who tells his son where to find his killer, Kam Tai Fu (Lo Lieh), so that he can avenge his death. On his way, Chun finds a magic book that enables him to call on the help of the dead, which comes in very useful when he faces a powerful wizard (Chin-Lai Sung) in the employ of Kam Tai Fu. Problems arise, however, when the black magician manages to steal the book. Can Chun, aided by a government agent investigating the murders, find a way to defeat the wizard and get revenge on Kam Tai Fu? Of course he can—that goes without saying—but what happens along the way is a little less predictable…

        For example, who could guess that the one and only Count Dracula would be summoned to take part in the fight between good and evil? Not me, that's for sure. I also didn't expect to see full frontal female nudity during a sex scene, or a ghost with extendable arms, or a pair of demons with tongues that would make Gene Simmons jealous, or the wizard spewing streams of fire from his mouth, or Kam Tai Fu being pursued by the flaming scalps of his victims. Nosiree, that's not what I expected at all. I did, of course, expect lots of martial arts, but was surprised by just how impressive the fighting was, Billy Chong performing far better than he did in his previous supernatural martial arts outing, Kung Fu Zombie. The moves in this film are brilliantly choreographed and perfectly executed, making this a treat for fight fans, even if the spooky stuff doesn't appeal all that much. Oh, and unlike Kung Fu Zombie, this one keeps the silly comedy to an absolute minimum.

        7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for the inexplicable moment where a group of giggling women defeat the wizard's magic by flinging flannels at him.
        EyeAskance

        Wonderfully spastic chop suey horror.

        During a supernatural encounter, a young kung fu fighter learns that his deceased father was murdered by an evil tyrant, and expects to see his death avenged. Enlisting the aid of The Undead, said youth sets forth on his dangerous mission, armed with an ancient book which is allegedly a source of awesome magical power.

        A truly bizarre and thoroughly disorienting treat for lovers of all things weird, Yin ji presents ghost, zombies, and vampires in thrilling kung fu action. You could ask for more? 'course not.

        A worthwhile oddity, and technically more professional than it really ought to be.

        5.5/10
        9CelluloidRehab

        I just talked to dad's ghost.

        So according to the movie's narrator, the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar is the Yin month. During this month ghosts are free to roam the earth (for 30 days). Mid-month occurs the Ghost Festival in which paper money is burned and tributes are left to appease the dead.

        It is during this month that Billy Chong's ghost father (who apparently had six fingers on his right hand) comes back to tell him that he was murdered by Kam Tai Fu in the Yellow Dragon town and to avenge his death. The martial arts aspects of this movie are typical of the low budget movie. There are aspects of this movie that make it stand out from the rest. It is both comical, serious and most definitely entertaining. Other aspects would include the magic, ghosts and the inclusion of full frontal nudity during the sex scenes.

        The movie has ghosts, bumbling drunk grave robbers, magicians, obscure magic rituals, a deadly powerful ghost of a bum, the scalping of dead people, an assault with face cloths, flying fireballs and a villain who threatens to sue our hero for slander.

        Even though Kam Tai Fu is the villain, it is his lazy-eyed wizard that gets most of the screen time. We first meet him during his duel with a monk (the first of many crazy scenes). They charge each other with only their index and middle fingers drawn. They are floating towards each other and once they collide a giant explosion occurs. The wizard performs a ritual on Kam Tai Fu that will make him invulnerable. The ritual involves the wizard getting two hearts (the hearts must be from a young man and woman whom are both in orgasm), melting them down and them spitting the liquefied hearts at Kam Tai Fu. The wizard's greatest moment is when he pulls out a wad of paper money, burns it and invokes the aid of Count Dracula. You heard that right. Count Dracula makes an appearance and fights our hero (and the dead ghosts that Billy Chong recruits). There is also an equally impressive ritual in which the wizard scraps his chest with burning incense (ouch).

        I highly recommend this movie for fans of the martial arts genre.

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        • Release date
          • February 19, 1982 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Cantonese
        • Also known as
          • Kung Fu from Beyond the Grave
        • Production companies
          • Shaw Brothers
          • The Eternal Film Company
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        • Runtime
          • 1h 28m(88 min)
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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