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Jan Lam, Lai Sui-yan, Hark Tsui, Ko Min-fai, Wong Yu-min ... see more see more... , James Wong , Anita Yuen , Charlie Yeung , Kelly Chen , Jordan Chan , Charlie Young

Tsui Hark is the executive producer, production designer, and screenwriter of this 82-minute Chinese animated feature displaying a full panoply of magical supergods, vexing spirits, and mere mortals. ... read more read more...After debt collector Ning (voice of Jan Lam) loses his girlfriend Siu Lan (Lasi Suiyan), he beckons his playful dog, Solid Gold (Tsui Hark), and the two embark on fantastic adventures encountering the attractive Shine (Anita Yuen), a follower of Madame Trunk (Kelly Chen). Their eventual goal is to board the Reincarnation Train in hopes of getting Shine reborn. The original Siu Sin title is Shine's name in Chinese. To realize this fluid-action fantasy, animators at Tsui Hark's Film Workshop in Hong Kong labored for four years. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Directed by: Andrew Chan

Release Date: January 1, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 8, 2000

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  • kervin
    January 1, 2011
    kervin
    Funny and interesting film. It's much more of a comedy than a horror but has many laugh out loud moments and decent kung-fu scenes.
  • rune081624
    August 19, 2007
    rune081624
    An entertaining and often fascinating fantasy combining Chinese and Buddhist mythology with traditional Eastern folktales in which a wandering hero falls in love with a beautiful woman only to discover she is a ghost. A delightful film by a talented ensemble of Chinese and Japane... read morese animators.
    Two material thumbs up!
  • gawaindragon
    May 5, 2007
    gawaindragon
    A puzzling, disjointed story that leaves you with the feeling that it was only meant for those well-versed in Chinese Mythology.
  • courtneysandlin
    May 1, 2007
    courtneysandlin
    I actually saw this one in chinese, and it was really good! Lots of love stories, stories about courageous acts, acts of kindness, and basically, the act of not judging someone because they are ghost or human. One of the best EVER!

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Derek Elley
June 25, 2008
Derek Elley, Variety

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Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

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Lisa Alspector
January 1, 2000
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

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Michael Szymanski
September 25, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Emanuel Levy
August 1, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jeffrey Westhoff
February 17, 2003
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Marc Savlov
January 1, 2000
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

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