''Possessed'' (猛鬼出籠) is a 1983

Hong Kong film The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former Crown colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of ar ...

directed by David Lai. It is followed by Possessed II in 1984.

Plot

An insane man is shot dead by two cops Kung and Hsiao after he refused to listen to them and stabbed a woman dead. After that, the two cops always meet strange things and Hsiao's girl friend is also haunted too. In order to reduce the fear, the cops employ a

Taoist Taoism or Daoism (, ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao ( zh, p=dào, w=tao4). With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', ...

to find out the problem. After several enchantments, the Taoist discovers the truth: As Hsiao's father was involved in some corruption that led to a death. Now the spirit of the victim has returned from hell for revenge.

Cast

* Siu Yuk-Lung (1) – Siu Yuk Lung * Lau Siu-Ming – Lau Siu Ming * Irene Wan Pik-Ha – Siu's sister * Tai San (1) – Leong Hsia * Chan Chi-Shui – Sue * Wong Yat-Fei – Master Chen * Sham Ching-Mei – Lin Chin Shui's mother * San Sin – Priest * Chan Wai-Yue – Wang Tso Yi's wife * Chan Fung-Bing – Auntie San * Chui Yi – Hsiao Yau Tim * Lee Wan (2) – Ms Hung * Kobe Wong Kam-Bo – Priest * Ng Kit-Keung – Wang Tso Yi * Law Man-Hon – Ming's superior officer * John Chan – Boyfriend of Siu's sister

References

External links

* * Hong Kong horror films 1983 films Films directed by David Lai Hong Kong supernatural horror films 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-horror-film-stub