Zhuang dao zheng

  • 97'
  • Hong Kong
  • 1980
A down-at-heel Cantonese opera company arrives in Cheung Chau to perform for a rich man, who wants to marry off his nephew Dick to the star of the company, Ah Gee (Siao Fong Fong). The uncle believes there is a curse on his family and is convinced that the marriage can end the curse. As soon as they arrive, the company is thwarted by a female spirit, Catshit, who turns out to be the precursor of a whole army of spirits sent to pester the uncle and one of the older actors. Only then do Ah Gee and Dick find out that the danger has nothing to d with a curse, but a crime committed by Ah Gee's ancestors. This involved selling bad medicines to soldiers as a result of which a whole platoon of ghosts is out for vengeance.
  • 97'
  • Hong Kong
  • 1980
Director
Ann Hui
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
1980
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
97'
Medium
35mm
International title
The Spooky Bunch
Language
Cantonees
Producers
Hi-Pitch Productions, Josephine Siao Fong Fong
Sales
Josephine Siao Fong Fong
Director
Ann Hui
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
1980
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
97'
Medium
35mm
International title
The Spooky Bunch
Language
Cantonees
Producers
Hi-Pitch Productions, Josephine Siao Fong Fong
Sales
Josephine Siao Fong Fong