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The Vampire Returns

1993 · 1 season

A slow-burning, atmospheric drama that blends ghostly unease with family bonds and historical displacement.

Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chin Siu-Ho, Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Chor Yuen
Overview
A generation of ghost-hunting master Zhang Ke came to Hong Kong from Beijing with two apprentices Zhang Beiping and Zhang Nanjing because of avoiding the war .

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Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chin Siu-Ho, Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Chor Yuen
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • identity
  • trauma
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Starring
Chin Siu-Ho, Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Chor Yuen, Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Helena Law Lan, Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan, Kong Ngai, Emily Kwan Bo-wai
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 45 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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