The Dead and the Deadly
人嚇人
CINEMA1982-12-22
RegionHK
Runtime99 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A supernatural comedy that transforms folk ghost stories into Hong Kong-style entertainment.”
“A supernatural comedy that transforms folk ghost stories into Hong Kong-style entertainment.”
Storyline
Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, ...
DIRECTOR / Director
Wu Ma
KEYWORDS
fake deathghosttaoism
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