Ho Tai-So

Hong Kong film of 800 Chinesse soldiers guard the important warehouse district against the invading Japanese Army. Made in the same year that mainland China made their own The Eight Hundred Heroes.

Hong Kong comedy.

Hong Komg romance.

A woman’s husband and daughter are poisoned and killed. Determined to avenge her family's death, she travels to a mass grave to learn the art of lying at the bottom of a coffin for 79 days to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. As a result, she practiced to become a female regal ghost and killed all her enemies. Knowing that she has broken the law, the woman turns herself in at the police station.

A woman’s husband and daughter are poisoned and killed. Determined to avenge her family's death, she travels to a mass grave to learn the art of lying at the bottom of a coffin for 79 days to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. As a result, she practiced to become a female regal ghost and killed all her enemies. Knowing that she has broken the law, the woman turns herself in at the police station.

The movie is a horror movie with a deep moral. A number of ghosts appear in the movie, including a ghost that escaped from the Ghost Gate, an unjust ghost released from the City of Wasted Death, a sleazy ghost trapped in the Beauty Gate and a living hangman's neck.

Lau Mung-mui chances on To Lai-leung and their encounter transcends to a rendezvous in their dreams. They admire each other, but they do not know each other's names and addresses. They keep on thinking of each other and decide to take each other as their future husband and wife. Mui's father wants his son to get married, but he pays no attention to his father's wishes. Mui leaves home to look for Leung. Leung's father forces his daughter to marry her rich and powerful cousin. Leung becomes despondent and dies, following an arranged marriage with her cousin. Mui sought everywhere for Leung for three years, but to no avail. He locates the home of Leung, but the household has moved out. The house is guarded by an old servant. Mui, chasing Leung's spirit, has a brief romance with her. Acknowledging that their union will be hindered by their incompatibility as a mortal and a spirit, Leung reincarnates as a mortal so that their love may be rekindled.

Chinese Opera from Hong Kong directed by Lau Fong.