Mortuary Blues

Mortuary Blues

1990 · 92 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

On a remote island off Hong Kong, its rich and happy inhabitants are celebrating an annual ritual by staging an operatic show. The island is not productive but its people are rich. No wonder police chief Yuan Kuei becomes suspicious. He thinks he is sitting on top of a narcotics ring. His two men are ordered to watch closely movement of the opera people. Little does the chief know that actually the islanders are living off the loot their ancestors made by raiding a government gold galleon some centuries ago. They buried much of the treasure and a dormant vampire under a pagoda......

Directed by Jeffrey Lau · Written by Jeffrey Lau

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Corey Yuen Sergeant Shih Chun
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu 9th Sister
Sheila Chan Suk-Lan Chiu
Lowell Lo Koon-Ting Mr. Lin
David Lo Dai-Wai Sergeant Li Ching Wen
Alex To Chen Lung Shih
Amy Yip Chi-Mei Mei
Jaclyn Chu Wai-San Hsiu
Suen Tong Hua in Dream
Paul Chung Fat Treasure Hunter / Hsiu's Lover
Tai Bo Treasure Hunter
Charlie Cho Cha-Lee Opera Manager

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