When little Hsiaoming (Chen Ying-Chieh) goes to the woods to collect some ginseng to cure his ailing mother, he stumbles upon the 1000 year old Ginseng King, whose whiskers can grant eternal life. He's friendly enough, but then chased away by the Little Princess (Cynthia Khan) and her goons, who are after the Ginseng King for their master, the Three-Headed Demon. Unfortunately one of the Ginseng King's whiskers falls onto the grave of a Nazi, who now returns as a zombie, and soon enough comes after Hsiaoming and his mum, and if it wasn't for the swastika (a symbol of peace in China) on the bag of the monk (Chien Shun) who treats mum that causes the zombie to constantly salute "Heil Hitler", they wouldn't even remotely have the time enough to come up with a plan to destroy the zombie. However, soon after that, enter the Little Princess and company, who abduct the mother in order to lure her son to the lair of the Three-Headed Demon which in turn they figure would lure the Ginseng King in. For protection, Hsiaoming is accompanied by the Eternal God, an old and mischievious drunkard, but still it seems the Three-Headed Demon's plan works out fine and soon enouch Hisaming, the Eternal God and the Ginseng King are all incarcerated - but then unexpected help comes from the Little Princess, who only does the Three-Headed Demon's bidding because he holds her mother hostage. Still, to break free Hsiaoming and the Little Princess's mothers and set the Ginseng King free, our heroes might be a bit out of their league ...

Now this is nothing if not a wild movie, pretty much throwing fantasy and horror elements onto its main narrative rather at will - but that said, don't expect a special effects spectacle even remotely resembling the previous year's A Chinese Ghost Story, as this film is strictly low budget, with not really convincing monster-suits and below average action - and exactly this is what gives this movie its (at least for grindhouse enthusiasts like me) irresistible B-movie charms where big ideas don't always match execution, but an enthusiasm to tell an outlandish story easily shines through, in the most endearing way.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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