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The Trail

The Trail

19836.21h 27m

Overview

A gang of opium smugglers, disguised as Taoist Priests transporting hopping corpses, are hired to transport a real dead body to it's final resting place.

Directed by Ronny Yu
Written by Michael Hui Koon-Man, Ronny Yu
Produced by Michael Hui Koon-Man
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Top Cast

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Ying

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Captain

Tanny Tien-Ni

Tanny Tien-Ni

Innkeeper's Wife

T

Tsui Siu-Ling

Songstress

Miao Tian

Miao Tian

Master Miao

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Flint

Anthony Chan Yau

Anthony Chan Yau

Reader

Mars

Mars

Fatty

Addy Sung Gam-Loi

Addy Sung Gam-Loi

Little

Fung Fung

Fung Fung

Miao's Assistant

Themes & Keywords

drug smugglingjiangshi

About The Trail

The Trail is a horror, adventure film released in 1983 exploring themes of drug smuggling, jiangshi. Directed by Ronny Yu, it stars Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Tanny Tien-Ni. A gang of opium smugglers, disguised as Taoist Priests transporting hopping corpses, are hired to transport a real dead body to it's final resting place.

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