Ghoul Sex Squad: https://letterboxd.com/film/ghoul-sex-squad/

Ricky Hui, Ching-Ying Lam, Billy Lau, Moon Lee, and Siu-Fung Wong in Mr. Vampire (1985)

William Hopper and Joan Taylor in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

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Chingmy Yau and Donnie Yen in Satan Returns (1996)

Films featuring jiangshi (or jiang shi, chiang-shih, gangshi or kyonshi - 僵尸 or 殭屍). Despite being called vampires they aren't much like the western vampires (although in some films they do sprout fangs), the strict translation of the name is "stiff corpse" and this is what they largely are, dressed in Qing dynasty costumes. The Taoist monk reanimates corpses as this makes it easier to transport them back to their home villages for burial. Unfortunately, something usually goes wrong and hi-jinks ensure.

References: Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror by Daniel O'Brien (2003), the best guide to this subject.

Further reading: Taoist Priests and Hopping Vampires a useful overview of the background and the films (also includes a link to reviews, includes a couple of non-CHV films too). There are also a couple of solid overviews here and here. "Hop on Pop: Jiangshi Films in a Transitional Context" (2009) by Stephanie Lam, originally in CineAction #78 page 46. TV Tropes have a page on their appearance in other media, the most significant of which is Phantom Fighter, a NES game based on Mr Vampire.

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