Ghost Nursing

1982 1h 30m ZH

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 7

Horror

Synopsis

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Jackie is a young woman determined to reverse her bad luck. She consults the God of Gold, who advises her to "nurse a ghost". She is given a small figure to worship, and the worship includes dripping three drops of her own blood every three days. At first, all goes well and she falls in love. But this new happiness causes Jackie to forget to worship the figure, and the spirit doesn't like it. With good intentions, her new boyfriend, Raymond, discovers Jackie's strange predicament and attempts an exorcism which goes horribly wrong. The spirit takes over Raymond, who starts doing nasty things.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Raymond Chui
Sidney Yim
Jackie
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Sam
Chin Yuet-Sang
God of Gold
Connie Chan Si-Wing
Tong Tin-Hei
Wai Lit
Cheng Kang-Yeh
Chen's Driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ghost Curse Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wilson Tong Wai-Shing, shot by Ho Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Original score by Norman Wong Chi-Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cheung Kwok-Kuen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Norman Tsui Siu-Keung and Sidney Yim and Melvin Wong King-Sun carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wilson Tong Wai-Shing directs. Ho Ming behind the camera. Norman Wong Chi-Hung scores. Cheung Kwok-Kuen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Ghost Curse Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Wilson Tong Wai-Shing, shot by Ho Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Norman Wong Chi-Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Cheung Kwok-Kuen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Norman Tsui Siu-Keung and Sidney Yim and Melvin Wong King-Sun carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0096474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.