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Those Merry Souls

MOVIE • 1985

Those Merry Souls

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Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung's father Chiu's mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a "messenger" by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. When Tak suffers a major accident on the movie set, Chiu keeps Tak's soul from being taken away, thereby, reviving him.

TMDB ★ 4.0/5Votes: 3
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Top Cast

Yuen Biao

Yuen Biao

Chiu Chi-Lung

Eric Tsang Chi-wai

Eric Tsang Chi-wai

Ng Kuai-Tak

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Uncle Chiu

Lam Ching-ying

Lam Ching-ying

Tak's father

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Waterloo Tai

Lily Li

Lily Li

Auntie Pearl

Richard Ng Yiu-hon

Richard Ng Yiu-hon

Fernando Ng

Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Ah Ma

Sammo Hung Kam-bo

Sammo Hung Kam-bo

Movie director

Moon Lee

Moon Lee

Fung

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Messenger of death

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Doctor

Ng Ha-Ping

Ng Ha-Ping

Lily Ting

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy

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Theatrical release date: May 30, 1985

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

May 30, 1985

Runtime

95 min

Language

cn

Origin

Hong Kong

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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