Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

1990 1h 40m CN

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5.5

MID

★5.5TMDB · 21

ActionComedyFantasyHorror

Synopsis

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Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter, Little Chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive Master Shi. The two men's romantic rivalry escalates into full-scale supernatural warfare after Shi enlists the aid of a wicked sorcerer, and Abao encounters a benevolent female ghost.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Abao
Lam Ching-Ying
Master Jiao
Mimi Kung Chi-Yan
Little Chu
Mang Hoi
Little Hoi
Wong Man-Gwan
Little Hong
Tam Sin-Hung
Little Hong's blind mother
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Mr Chu
Andrew Lam
Master Shi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ricky Lau
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Sze Mei-Yee, Sam Chi-Leung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Ricky Lau, shot by Barry Wong Ping-Yiu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Sammo Hung and Lam Ching-Ying and Mimi Kung Chi-Yan carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ricky Lau directs. Barry Wong Ping-Yiu behind the camera. Frankie Chan Fan-Kei scores. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Mr. Vampire Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ricky Lau, shot by Barry Wong Ping-Yiu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Sammo Hung and Lam Ching-Ying and Mimi Kung Chi-Yan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0080828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Original score: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
IMDB: Encounters of the Spooky Kind II (1990)

Part of

Mr. Vampire Collection

Mr Vampire is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a Mr. Vampire franchise, with the release of four sequels directed by Ricky Lau from 1986 to 1992, and subsequent similarly themed films with different directors released between 1987 and 1991. The film was released under the Chinese title 暫時停止呼吸 (literally: Hold Your Breath for a Moment) in Taiwan.