Spiritual Love (film)
| Spiritual Love | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 鬼新娘 |
| Simplified | 鬼新娘 |
| Mandarin | Guǐ Xīn Niáng |
| Cantonese | Gwai2 San1 Neong4 |
| Directed by |
David Lai Taylor Wong |
| Produced by | Johnny Mak |
| Written by | Stephen Siu |
| Starring |
Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Pauline Wong Deanie Ip |
| Music by | Joseph Chan |
| Cinematography |
Jingle Ma Derek Wan |
| Edited by |
A Chik Ma Chung-yiu Chiu Cheuk-man |
Production company |
Golden Harvest Johnny Mak Productions |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release dates | 15 October 1987 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$22,098,000 |
Spiritual Love, also known as Ghost Bride or The Phantom Bride is a 1987 Hong Kong fantasy comedy film directed by David Lai and Taylor Wong and starring Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, Pauline Wong and Deanie Ip.[1]
Plot
A man named Pu Yung-tsai lives with his cousin who is a student Feng shui and Maoshan. Pu buys an antique desk from a second-hand shop and inside is a suicide letter written by a young woman called Wei Hsiao-tieh. Pu replies to the letter and gives up 3 years of his life, so the woman is able to come back to Earth and get away from her forced marriage. Then, Pu splits up with his girlfriend, May, because he caught her having an affair. Pu then begins a relationship with the Hsiao-tieh. Afterwards May wants to get back together with Pu because her rich boyfriend has dumped her. She stages a suicide to benefit from Pu but it backfires and she dies.[2]
She then returns as a ghost in a night club and Pu, his cousin, his cousin's mentorr and his friend attempted to get rid of her spirit. She chases them all around the club trying to kill them but then Hsiao-tieh turns up after making a deal with her husband to go back to him, if he will get rid of May's ghost. The husband then turns up and eats May and then returns to his own realm.[2]
Cast
- Chow Yun-fat as Pu Yung-tsai[3]
- Cherie Chung as Wei Hsiao-tieh[3]
- Pauline Wong as May [3]
- Deanie Ip as Sai Chin-hua[3]
- Hon Yee-sang as King Ghost
- Alex Ng as Pu's deaf-mute friend [3]
- Paul Chun as Pu's boss [3]
- Luk Yik-sang
- Luk Ying-hung as policeman
- Yu Kwok-lok as hotel manager
- Fung Yuen-chi as gangster
- Kan Tat-wah as bodyguard
- Fan Wing-wah as thug
- Lee Hang as Taoist
- Hung San-nam as bodyguard
- Jackson Ng as bodyguard
- Tang Chiu-yau as bodyguard
- Wong Wai-fai as bodyguard
Accolades
| Accolades | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 8th Hong Kong Film Awards[4][5] | Best Supporting Actress | Deanie Ip | Nominated |
Home Media
VHS
| Release date |
Country |
Classifaction |
Publisher |
Format |
Language | Subtitles | Notes |
REF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2001 | United States | Unknown | Tai Seng Entertainment | NTSC | Cantonese | English | [6] |
VCD
| Release date |
Country |
Classifaction |
Publisher |
Format |
Language | Subtitles | Notes |
REF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Hong Kong | N/A | Deltamac (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Chinese | 2VCDs | [7] |
| 12 July 2005 | Hong Kong | N/A | Universe Laser (HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | [8] |
| 1 June 2006 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales(HK) | NTSC | Cantonese, Mandarin | English, Traditional Chinese | 2VCDs | [9] |
DVD
| Release date |
Country |
Classifaction |
Publisher |
Format |
Region |
Language |
Sound |
Subtitles |
Notes |
REF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2000 | Hong Kong | N/A | Universe Laser (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Unknown | English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French | [10] | |
| 24 March 2000 | Japan | N/A | Pioneer LDC | NTSC | 2 | Cantonese | Unknown | English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese | [11] | |
| 17 July 2001 | United States | N/A | Tai Seng | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese | Dolby | English | [12] | |
| 13 July 2003 | Hong Kong | N/A | Joy Sales (HK) | NTSC | ALL | Cantonese, Mandarin | Dolby Digital 2.0 | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese | [13] |
External links
References
- ↑ "Gui xin niang (1987)". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- 1 2 Plot "Plot Summary for Gui xin niang (1987)". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of cast "Gui xin niang (1987)". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Cinemagic - Spiritual Love:". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ "Awards for Gui xin niang (1987)". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spiritual Love [VHS]". amazon.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "VCD Spiritual Love Deltamac". cinemasie.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spiritual Love (VCD) (Universe Version) (Hong Kong Version) VCD". yesasia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spiritual Love (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) VCD". yesasia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spiritual Love DVD Region All". yesasia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Phantom Bride (Japan Version) DVD Region 2". yesasia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spiritual Love (1987)". amazon.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Spiritual Love (DVD) (Joy Sales Version) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region All". yesasia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.