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Finale in Blood

1993 · 94 min

A quirky, ghostly romance that drifts between eerie and playful, with a melancholy undertow beneath its oddball radio-station charm.

Directed by
Fruit Chan
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Starring
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui, Ruth Winona Tao, David Wu
Overview
Cheng is an attention-seeking no-hoper who works at a radio station, announcing food prices. But when his path crosses with that of Fong Yan's ghost, the telling of her story helps Cheng become the star presenter of the nightly serial.

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Directed by
Fruit Chan
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Starring
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui, Ruth Winona Tao, David Wu
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • love
  • death
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour4
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
fantasy, horror, comedy, romance
Directed by
Fruit Chan
Written by
Chan Hing-kai, Cheung Siu-Han
Starring
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui, Ruth Winona Tao, David Wu, Chikako Aoyama, Josephine Koo Mei-wah, Peter Lai Bei-dak, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Robert Siu Leung
Music
Law Wing-Fai
Cinematography
David Chung, Peter Ngor Chi-kwan
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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