Kung Fu Zombie (1981): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1981, Kung Fu Zombie is an action, comedy and horror film directed by Yi-Jung Hua, running about 99 minutes. “How do you kill something that's already DEAD!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty, he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him. The plan goes horribly awry, and the bad guy ends up getting killed in his own trap. This pisses off the villain's spirit and he forces the priest to reincarnate him - only they can't find a suitable body. Meanwhile, an undead fiend of sorts comes to town to kill Billy's father over some other past dispute. This is where all of Billy's kung fu training comes in handy, and he manages to kill the attacker. With this, the other bad guy finally has a body to use, but the reincarnation goes wrong and the corpse is reborn as a vampire.

Who’s in it. Kung Fu Zombie stars Willy Dozan as Pang, Chiang Tao, Kwon Yeong-Moon and Kang-Yeh Cheng, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.2/10, Kung Fu Zombie has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kung Fu Zombie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kung Fu Zombie tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.