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Lost Souls

Lost Souls

19895.71h 28m

Overview

Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Canadian dreams, but it turns out migrating in the next life takes money, too. In order to raise funds to head west, the Lings return to the mortal world and get to work making money through various jobs, raising plenty of hilarious havoc and misunderstandings along the way.

Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai
Written by Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
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Top Cast

Bill Tung Biu

Bill Tung Biu

Ling Hao-hsi

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Mrs. Ling

David Wu

David Wu

Chao Te-chu

Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling

Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling

Ling Chia-chia

Sheila Chan Suk-Lan

Sheila Chan Suk-Lan

Ling Ling-ling

Lowell Lo Koon-Ting

Lowell Lo Koon-Ting

Ma Hui

Mark Cheng Ho-Nam

Mark Cheng Ho-Nam

Inspector Ho

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Paul Hsiao

Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Florist

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Mimi Yeh

About Lost Souls

Lost Souls is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1989. Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, it stars Bill Tung Biu, Lydia Shum Tin-Ha, David Wu. Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Canadian dreams, but it turns out migrating in the next life takes money, too. In order to raise funds to head west, the Lings return to the mortal world and get to work making money through various jobs, raising plenty of hilarious havoc and misunderstandings along the way.

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