Invitation of Ghost

Invitation of Ghost

1984 · 92 min · ★ 3.0 · Horror

Hsu, a young man whose addiction to gambling has lost him all his dead father's money, escapes the loan sharks by running away to Thailand to see a sorcerer his father knew.

Directed by Wilson Tong Wai-Shing

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