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Banana Spirit

Banana Spirit

19923.61h 35m

Overview

Francis Ng stars as Chic, who helps his friend Che, a Taoist ghostbuster, with various assignments. They both owe gambling debts to the nasty mobster Rabid Hsiung, so they're in desperate need of money, leading them to take on a request from the elderly Taoist master Tang to help him capture the Banana Spirit. On a late-night search, the trio is frightened by a demon as well as awakening the Banana Spirit, Muyung Yu-Yu, who takes the earthly form of a beautiful model and seduces Chic. Chic and the ghost become lovers, and she saves his life when he is shot at by mobsters as well as helping him win a great deal of money at one of Rabid Hsiung's casinos. Hsiung figures out that Yu-Yu has special powers, which he attempts to use for his own benefit, but Chic kills him before he can realize his plans. Unfortunately, Hsiung rises from the grave as a clownish evil spirit looking for revenge, and Yu-Yu's allotted time on Earth is quickly running out.

Directed by Lo Kin
Written by Garry Chan Chi-Shing, Lo Kin
Produced by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
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Top Cast

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Chic

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Uncle Tang

Tommy Wong

Tommy Wong

Rabid Hsiung

Lam Ching-Ying

Lam Ching-Ying

Master Chen Sheng

Collin Chou

Collin Chou

Che

Amy Wu Mei-Yee

Amy Wu Mei-Yee

Mei Yi

Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Mr. Yeh

J

Josephine Foo Lai-Yan

Iris / Chang

Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue

Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue

Hsiung's Thug

About Banana Spirit

Banana Spirit is a comedy, fantasy, thriller, horror film released in 1992. Directed by Lo Kin, it stars Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Tommy Wong. Francis Ng stars as Chic, who helps his friend Che, a Taoist ghostbuster, with various assignments. They both owe gambling debts to the nasty mobster Rabid Hsiung, so they're in desperate need of money, leading them to take on a request from the elderly Taoist master Tang to help him capture the Banana Spirit. On a late-night search, the trio is frightened by a demon as well as awakening the Banana Spirit, Muyung Yu-Yu, who takes the earthly form of a beautiful model and seduces Chic. Chic and the ghost become lovers, and she saves his life when he is shot at by mobsters as well as helping him win a great deal of money at one of Rabid Hsiung's casinos. Hsiung figures out that Yu-Yu has special powers, which he attempts to use for his own benefit, but Chic kills him before he can realize his plans. Unfortunately, Hsiung rises from the grave as a clownish evil spirit looking for revenge, and Yu-Yu's allotted time on Earth is quickly running out.

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