The Haunted Cop Shop
猛鬼差館
“ 猛鬼差馆 ”
CINEMA1987-11-19
RegionHK
Runtime95 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Jeffrey Lau’s hit directorial debut ingeniously combining Hong Kong cop thriller tropes with haunted-house slapstick.”
“A genre hybrid combining police comedy with supernatural horror.”
Storyline
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the soldiers had a clubhouse, where, on V-J Day, they committed seppuku. Now it's a police station, and its inhabitants burn dolls to keep the souls at peace. However, tonight is the Ghost Festival, when ghosts are allowed one night's leave, and the Colonel has risen, turning those he bites into vampires
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
KEYWORDS
vampirepolice headquarterseppukughostbuddy comedyharakiricomedy horror
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