Tamagotchi

1997 1h 28m CN

🤯

9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Horror

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

After taking a mute orphan into the orphanage, a social worker finds her life plagued by a series of eerie and menacing supernatural occurrences.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Sam
Dayo Wong Chi-Wah
Man
Mandy Wong Man-Yi
Ting Ting
Helena Law Lan
Miss Tsui
Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Principal
Chow Chi-Fai
Cheung
Hui Sze-Man
Shui-Chiu Gan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Writers: Lawrence Lau Jun-Wai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 6

RUNTIME

Did you know

88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 6

ERA

Did you know

29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 6

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 6

AWARDS

Did you know

Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling and Dayo Wong Chi-Wah and Mandy Wong Man-Yi carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 6

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0261338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 6

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wellson Chin Sing-Wai directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling and Dayo Wong Chi-Wah and Mandy Wong Man-Yi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0261338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.