Those Merry Souls

Those Merry Souls

1985/05/30 • Released • Cantonese

Comedy
Fantasy
Action
Horror
7.5
1h 35m

Overview

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.

Director : Lau Kar-Wing

Casts
Yuen Biao

Yuen Biao

Chiu Chi-Lung

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Ng Kuai-Tak

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Uncle Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying

Lam Ching-Ying

Tak's father

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Waterloo Tai

Lily Li

Lily Li

Auntie Pearl

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Fernando Ng

Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Ah Ma

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Movie director

Moon Lee Choi-Fung

Moon Lee Choi-Fung

Fung

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Messenger of death

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Doctor

Ng Ha-Ping

Ng Ha-Ping

Lily Ting

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy

Lam Leung-Wai

Lok Man

Yue Ming

Yue Ming

George

Lau Kar-Wing

Lau Kar-Wing

Guy practising Kung Fu

Hao Ren

Hao Ren

Janitor

Fruit Chan

Fruit Chan

Assistant director

Chin Ka-Lok

Chin Ka-Lok

David Lam Wai

David Lam Wai

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