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Shadow of a Ghost (1981) · 潜影

Name: Shadow of a Ghost
Director: Guo Baochang, Huang Ling
Genre: Ghost, Sci-fi, Short film, Woman director
Released: 1981
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Yuan Yuan, Chi Zhiqiang, Han Yueqiao, Huang Ling, Ren Yi

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1981 · Guo Baochang, Huang Ling · 98 min · China · Edited by 1

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An old mansion, sealed for years, re-opens as a museum. A ghost is sighted by the museum's guide, our heroine, who has fallen for a social outcast, a scientist obsessed with finding ghosts with his machines.

A 1981 title built around Ghost, Sci-fi and Short film. Directed by Guo Baochang, Huang Ling.

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Shadow of a Ghost (1981) · 潜影

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