Mortuary Blues (1990)
Original title: 屍家重地
Mortuary Blues is a 1990 Chinese-language comedy movie directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, with a running time of 1h 32m. It stars Corey Yuen, Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu and Sheila Chan Suk-Lan.
On a remote island off Hong Kong, its rich and happy inhabitants are celebrating an annual ritual by staging an operatic show. The island is not productive but its people are rich. No wonder police chief Yuan Kuei becomes suspicious. He thinks he is sitting on top of a narcotics ring. His two men are ordered to watch closely movement of the opera people. Little does the chief know that actually the islanders are living off the loot their ancestors made by raiding a government gold galleon some centuries ago. They buried much of the treasure and a dormant vampire under a pagoda......
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What is Mortuary Blues about?
On a remote island off Hong Kong, its rich and happy inhabitants are celebrating an annual ritual by staging an operatic show. The island is not productive but its people are rich. No wonder police chief Yuan Kuei becomes suspicious. He thinks he is sitting on top of a narcotics ring. His two men are ordered to watch closely movement of the opera people. Little does the chief know that actually the islanders are living off the loot their ancestors made by raiding a government gold galleon some centuries ago. They buried much of the treasure and a dormant vampire under a pagoda......
When was Mortuary Blues released?
Mortuary Blues was released on 11 August 1990.
How long is Mortuary Blues?
Mortuary Blues runs 1h 32m.
Who made Mortuary Blues?
Mortuary Blues was directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai.
Cast
- Corey Yuen as Sergeant Shih Chun
- Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu as 9th Sister
- Sheila Chan Suk-Lan as Chiu
- Lowell Lo Koon-Ting as Mr. Lin
- David Lo Dai-Wai as Sergeant Li Ching Wen
- Alex To as Chen Lung Shih
- Amy Yip Chi-Mei as Mei
- Jaclyn Chu Wai-San as Hsiu
- Suen Tong as Hua in Dream
- Paul Chung Fat as Treasure Hunter / Hsiu's Lover
- Tai Bo as Treasure Hunter
- Charlie Cho Cha-Lee as Opera Manager