A Wicked Ghost

1999 1h 25m CN

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5.3

MID

★5.3TMDB · 18

Horror

Synopsis

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A group of friends decide to do a ritual to contact the spirit world, but things go bad and a spirit actually appears. One by one the group of friends die, one of them who is not affected by the spirit tries to uncover the truth behind the ghost. He is joined by his sister and a friend who is familiar with the occult. They soon find out that the ghost targets people from a certain village where 66 people died long ago. They desperately try to find a solution to appease the spirit.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Francis Ng Chun-Yu
Mr. Mo
Gigi Lai Chi
Cissy
Gabriel Harrison
Ming
Celia Sze Lim-Tse
Annie Chan
Edward Mok
Jack
Gloria Lam Suk-Yan
Biggie
Chow Yan-Yan
Chor Yan Mei
Lui Tat
Li Chiang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Writers: Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Francis Ng Chun-Yu and Gigi Lai Chi and Gabriel Harrison carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0344290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tony Leung Hung-Wah directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "A Wicked Ghost Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Francis Ng Chun-Yu and Gigi Lai Chi and Gabriel Harrison carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0344290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.