Tales from the Dark 2

2013 1h 30m CN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 17

Horror

Synopsis

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In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fala Chen
Chow Ching-Yi
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Yun Ho-Hong
Tony Ho
Dr. Kwan
Chiang Cho-Man
Mabel
Fatkuk Chan
Fatty Keung
Sham Ka-Ki
Char-Siu
Kiki Tam
Ceci
Ronny Yuen
Tat

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Chan
Writers: Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Gordon Chan, Matthew Tang Hon-Keung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 8

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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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Tales From The Dark" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gordon Chan, shot by Chan Chi-Ying. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lawrence Ah Mon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Fala Chen and Gordon Lam Ka-Tung and Tony Ho carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3105008 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gordon Chan directs. Chan Chi-Ying behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Lawrence Ah Mon 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.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Tales From The Dark" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Gordon Chan, shot by Chan Chi-Ying. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lawrence Ah Mon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fala Chen and Gordon Lam Ka-Tung and Tony Ho carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3105008 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.