Click here to copy URL

Those Merry Souls

Add to lists

Original title

Shi lai yun daoaka

AKA

From the Great Beyond
Those Merry Souls

Year

1985

Running time

95 min.

Country

Hong Kong

Director

Lau Kar-Wing

Screenwriter

Huang Ying, Szeto Cheuk

Cast

Music

Tang Siu-Lam

Producer

Bo Ho Films Co, Golden Harvest Company

Genre

Action. Comedy. Horror | Horror Comedy. Supernatural

Synopsis

Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two good friends and in the same profession as stuntmen. Little does Chi-Lung realize that his own father is a messenger of death. Chi-Lung's father is ordered to collect Kuai-Tak's soul, he purposefully fails. Kuai-Tak lives on but doesn't know that Chi-Lung's father has shortened his own life to make amends. Chi-Lung is in great grief. A series of strange things happen, Chi-Lung discovers his own horror that he has inherited his father's "job".

Movie Soulmates' ratings: Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
Friends' ratings: Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.

Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report a spoiler, error or omission? Please send us a message.
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to [email protected]

All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and/or distributors.

For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org

User history

Those Merry Souls

1985

Lau Kar-Wing