Those Merry Souls

Those Merry Souls

1985 · 95 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror

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.

Directed by Lau Kar-Wing · Written by Sze-To Cheuk-Hon

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