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The Phantom Killer
Talented, young and handsome, Siu is a hero to the town folks and idol of the girls. Still, he has an avowed enemy, bad man Kam. Lately, several girls are murdered immediately after they met Siu. Sheriff Chiu is unable to find a lead but decides to trail Siu. Siu calls on his long time girlfriend Sien Sien but find her grieved by her sister's disappearance. Something untold does happen to Siu as he walks into an ambush set up by Kam. Chiu rushes to Siu's rescue and incidentally finds blood coming out from a porcelain statue. The statue turns out to be an enameled corpse...
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Talented, young and handsome, Siu is a hero to the town folks and idol of the girls. Still, he has an avowed enemy, bad man Kam. Lately, several girls are murdered immediately after they met Siu. Sheriff Chiu is unable to find a lead but decides to trail Siu. Siu calls on his long time girlfriend Sien Sien but find her grieved by her sister's disappearance. Something untold does happen to Siu as he walks into an ambush set up by Kam. Chiu rushes to Siu's rescue and incidentally finds blood coming out from a porcelain statue. The statue turns out to be an enameled corpse...
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Genre:Horror, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Action
Written By:Wong Ying
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Cast
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Director
Wai Pak
Hsiao Fang
Lee Yuen-Wa
Tu Hsien Hsien
Nora Tsang Pui-Kei
Tung Chiu Yun
JoJo Chan Kei-Kei
Tu Fei Fei
Paul Chung Fat
Sun Chi
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Sun Chi (voice)
Tien Feng
Mr. Tung
Susan Shaw Yam-Yam
Madam Hsuen
Eddy Ko Hung
Captain Chao
Lee Hoi-Sang
Chin Tien-pa
Cheung Sin-Ming
Ah Kwai
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