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Shy Spirit(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-01-01
40%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
Two feuding families brag about their sons on christening day. One, called Long-life, is destined to die early, while Sing, the other, will do well. Twenty years pass. Long-life has survived, and he fancies pretty Hsio. In a scene stolen from My Life As A Dog, he spies on her in the shower, falls through the roof, kisses her as he lands..... but then her spirit leaves her body. Having died naked, Hsio wanders around sans clothing, and is dubbed the Shy Ghost by other spirits she meets. What follows mainly concerns her family and friend's efforts to lay her spirit to rest. These include taking revenge on Long-Life, getting some clothes to her, stacks of fu fighting, incantations and a duel between a buddhist and a taoist.
Languages: Cantonese.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Bao Shiung Film & Communication Co. Ltd.
Movie: Shy Spirit
Top 10 Billed Cast
鄒兆龍
Sing
曾志偉
Long-Life
鍾發
Mr Ko
陳龍
Mr Wang
狄威
Priest
馮淬帆
Police Captain
張靜如
Po
Shen Hai-Rong
Billy Ching Sau-Yat
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Overview
Two feuding families brag about their sons on christening day. One, called Long-life, is destined to die early, while Sing, the other, will do well. Twenty years pass. Long-life has survived, and he fancies pretty Hsio. In a scene stolen from My Life As A Dog, he spies on her in the shower, falls through the roof, kisses her as he lands..... but then her spirit leaves her body. Having died naked, Hsio wanders around sans clothing, and is dubbed the Shy Ghost by other spirits she meets. What follows mainly concerns her family and friend's efforts to lay her spirit to rest. These include taking revenge on Long-Life, getting some clothes to her, stacks of fu fighting, incantations and a duel between a buddhist and a taoist.
Release Date
1991-01-01
Average
4
Rating:
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广州话 / 廣州話Keywords
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