He Lives by Night

He Lives by Night

1982 · 87 min · ★ 7.4 · Romance, Comedy, Horror

A killer wears women's clothing and stalks women that wear white fish-net stockings

Directed by Leong Po-Chih · Written by Lo Kin

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