Hai Tao
Director · b. 1978
Director Hai Tao grew up in the Inner Mongolia Film Studio and often went to the utility room to watch movies when he was a child. Later he graduated from the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy
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MovieHorrorMysteryFamed director Zhu Shilin tries his hand at a horror film! The beginning of The Living Corpse immediately sets the tone with a folk duet clearly inspired by the popular 1956 musical Songs of the Peach Blossom River. The duet, in addition to Zhu's frequent use of long, empty shots and crisp editing, gives this horror film a traditional poetic charm and a strong folk flavor. Mise-en-scene and sound effects create a terrifying atmosphere, and successfully communicate the ghostliness of a world without ghosts.