Movie: Haunting Soul from the Dark Building

Top 5 Billed Cast

Chen Xiguang
Chen Xiguang

Huo Feng

Pan Jie
Pan Jie

Yu Hong

Han Xiaolei
Han Xiaolei

Director Lei

Guan Zongxiang
Zongxiang Guan

Li Zhenfeng
Li Zhenfeng

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    One of the few and of the better Chinese horror movies. The plot revolves around the ghost of a murdered girl, who haunts a creepy, retro basement. A sound technician and an actress encounter her unhappy soul when the come to the film in the now cobweb ridden, dilapidated building.

  • Release Date

    1989-04-27

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    普通话

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