Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul

2023 1h 33m ZH

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5.1

MID

★5.1TMDB · 6

Horror

Synopsis

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Rapunzel: While attending the birthday celebration of the scion of some record company, an ex-hair model who aspires to make a comeback in the entertainment business gets her tresses burnt by a spoiled brat. She walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end. Cheshire Cat: A woman whose cat was gruesomely disemboweled in the street has since opened a feline rescue center. When a man who poses as an animal lover alerts her to a potential case of cat torture, she accompanies him to the scene, only to realize that he is the real perpetrator and his next target could be human. Tooth Fairy: A dental nurse befriends a chef in the street. When he visits her clinic to check on his teeth, he is tortured by the dentist who fancies her. The morning after, the dentist is found murdered in the clinic. All fingers point to the chef who happens to be mentally unstable. Little do the police know that the real culprit is still at large.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karena Lam Kar-Yan
Michelle Wai Si-Nga
Terrance Lau Chun-Him
Cecilia Choi
Wong Yau-Nam
Tommy Chu Pak-Hong
Kevin Chu Kam-Yin
Tony Wu Tsz-Tung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Hui
Writers: Steve Cheng Wai-Man, Ho Ching-yi, Stanley Wong
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales from the Occult Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Frank Hui, shot by Wong Ho-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Karena Lam Kar-Yan and Michelle Wai Si-Nga and Terrance Lau Chun-Him carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27903398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Hui directs. Wong Ho-Ming behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "Tales from the Occult Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Frank Hui, shot by Wong Ho-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Karena Lam Kar-Yan and Michelle Wai Si-Nga and Terrance Lau Chun-Him carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt27903398 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.