Spiritual Love (film)
Spiritual Love | |
---|---|
DVD Cover | |
Traditional | 鬼新娘 |
Simplified | 鬼新娘 |
Mandarin | Guǐ Xīn Niáng |
Cantonese | Gwai2 San1 Noeng4 |
Directed by | David Lai and Taylor Wong |
Produced by | Johnny Mak and Stephen Siu |
Written by | Stephen Siu |
Starring |
Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Deannie Yip |
Distributed by |
Golden Harvest Johnny Mak Productions Ltd |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language |
Cantonese Mandarin |
Box office | HK$22,098,000 |
Spiritual Love, also known as Gui xin niang, Ghost Bride or The Phantom Bride is a 1987 Hong Kong fantasy comedy film directed by David Lai and Taylor Wong.[1]
Plot
A man called Pu Yung Tsai lives with his cousin who is a student Feng Shui and Mao Shan. Pu Yung Tsai 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 Yung Tsai 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 Yung Tsai splits up with his girlfriend May because he caught her having an affair. Pu Yung Tsai then begins a relationship with the Wei Hsiao Tieh. Afterwards May wants to get back together with Pu Yung Tsai because her rich boyfriend has dumped her. She stages a suicide for Pu Yung Tsai benefit but it backfires and she dies.[2]
She then returns as a ghost in a night club and Pu Yung Tsai, his cousin, his cousin's master and his friend attempted to get rid of her spirit. She chases them all around the club trying to kill them but then Wei 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 - Pu Yung Tsai[3]
- Cherie Chung - Wei Hsiao Tieh[3]
- Pauline Wong - May [3]
- Deannie Yip - Sai Chin Hua*Hon Yee-Sang [3]
- Alex Ng - Pu's deaf-mute friend [3]
- Paul Chun Pui- Pu's boss [3]
Nomination
Nomination at the Hong Kong Film Awards 1988 : Best Supporting Actress (Deannie Yip)[4][5]
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Plot "Plot Summary for Gui xin niang (1987)". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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.