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Those Merry Souls

1985

95 minutes

ComedyFantasyActionHorror

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.

Top Cast

Yuen Biao headshot

Yuen Biao

Chiu Chi-Lung

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai headshot

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Ng Kuai-Tak

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan headshot

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Uncle Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying headshot

Lam Ching-Ying

Tak's father

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling headshot

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Waterloo Tai

Lily Li headshot

Lily Li

Auntie Pearl

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon headshot

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Fernando Ng

Wu Ma headshot

Wu Ma

Ah Ma

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo headshot

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Movie director

Moon Lee Choi-Fung headshot

Moon Lee Choi-Fung

Fung

Paul Chung Fat headshot

Paul Chung Fat

Messenger of death

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong headshot

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Doctor

Ng Ha-Ping headshot

Ng Ha-Ping

Lily Ting

Billy Ching Sau-Yat headshot

Billy Ching Sau-Yat

Billy

Lam Leung-Wai headshot

Lam Leung-Wai

Lok Man

Yue Ming headshot

Yue Ming

George

Lau Kar-Wing headshot

Lau Kar-Wing

Guy practising Kung Fu

Ren Hao headshot

Ren Hao

Janitor

Fruit Chan headshot

Fruit Chan

Assistant director

Chin Ka-Lok headshot

Chin Ka-Lok

David Lam Wai headshot

David Lam Wai

Chun Wong headshot

Chun Wong