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The Happy Ghost

1984 · 96 min

A gentle, playful ghost story that feels like a warm after-school lesson in friendship and growing up.

Directed by
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Bonnie Law Ming-Chu, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
Overview
From a camping trip, a college girl took home an ancient rope to use to keep her torn backpack in place, not knowing it was used by a disgraced scholar to hang himself with decades before. The scholar's ghost resurrects at her school and befriended her and her two friends, and teaches them the importance of academic success, love, family and friendship.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Bonnie Law Ming-Chu, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • love
  • education
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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