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

Name: From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-04-11

20231h 16m

Documentary

Directed by Naomi Holwill

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.

Cast

Godfrey Ho

self

Hsiang Yun-Peng

self

Kam Kwok-Leung

self

James Mudge

self

Sean Tierney

self

Calum Waddell

self

Crew

Naomi Holwill

Director

Naomi Holwill

Writer

Calum Waddell

Producer

Naomi Holwill

Editor

Details

Release date: April 11, 2023
Runtime: 1h 16m
Director: Naomi Holwill

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