Overview
A traveling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra that is said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He slowly finds himself entangled in a mysterious plot involving witchcraft, demons, and a battle to preserve his own soul from the attacks of the supernatural underworld.
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Top Cast
Shih Chun
Scholar Ho Yunqing
Hsu Feng
Melody
Sylvia Chang
Cloud
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Lin Tung
Tsui
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Rainbow Hsu
Madame Wang
Tien Feng
Old Chang
Chen Hui-Lou
Taoist Priest
Sun Yueh
General Han
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Movie Info
Release Date
October 4, 1979
Runtime
3h 12m
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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