Friendly Ghost

1985 1h 32m CN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Male chauvinist Ah Wai often boasts of his wife's submission to him. He even persuades her to pretend to be obedient in the presence of his friends who are impressed. This leads to a separation when his wife's older spinster sister comes to know of it. Despondent, he moves to an old house only to find that it is haunted. The ghost and he become friends after much hassle, but when the ghost falls in love with Ah Wai's wife, believing her to be the spinster sister, a battle of life and death follows.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eric Tsang
Ah Wai
Wong Ching
Thomas
John Shum Kin-Fun
Father Ngai
Goo Ga-Lau
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Paul Chun Pui
Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chan Chuen
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chan Chuen, shot by Yau Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tang Siu-Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Eric Tsang and Wong Ching and John Shum Kin-Fun carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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The take

Chan Chuen directs. Yau Kei behind the camera. Tang Siu-Lam scores. Kam Ma cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Chan Chuen, shot by Yau Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tang Siu-Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kam Ma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eric Tsang and Wong Ching and John Shum Kin-Fun carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0089174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.