The Phantom Killer

1981 1h 30m CN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Talented, young and handsome, Siu is a hero to the town folks and idol of the girls. Still, he has an avowed enemy, bad man Kam. Lately, several girls are murdered immediately after they met Siu. Sheriff Chiu is unable to find a lead but decides to trail Siu. Siu calls on his long time girlfriend Sien Sien but find her grieved by her sister's disappearance. Something untold does happen to Siu as he walks into an ambush set up by Kam. Chiu rushes to Siu's rescue and incidentally finds blood coming out from a porcelain statue. The statue turns out to be an enameled corpse...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wai Pak
Hsiao Fang
Lee Yuen-Wa
Tu Hsien Hsien
Nora Tsang Pui-Kei
Tung Chiu Yun
JoJo Chan Kei-Kei
Tu Fei Fei
Paul Chung Fat
Sun Chi
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Sun Chi (voice)
Tien Feng
Mr. Tung
Susan Shaw Yam-Yam
Madam Hsuen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Writers: Wong Ying, Wong Ying
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 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, shot by Cheung Yiu-Cho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Wai Pak and Lee Yuen-Wa and Nora Tsang Pui-Kei carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089135 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan directs. Cheung Yiu-Cho behind the camera. 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.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, shot by Cheung Yiu-Cho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Wai Pak and Lee Yuen-Wa and Nora Tsang Pui-Kei carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0089135 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.