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Burning Sensation (1989) · 火燭鬼

Name: Burning Sensation
Director: Wu Ma
Genre: Horror comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Kenny Bee, Carol Cheng, Wu Ma, Eva Lai, James Wong Jim

Original title: 火燭鬼

1989 · Wu Ma · 90 min · Hong Kong · Edited by 1

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A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the gentle ghost of a Chinese opera singer, killed in a stage fire 30 years before. Grateful for saving her, the ghost falls for the firefighter and will stop at nothing to ensure his safety from the evils that lurk ahead. At the same time, the firefighter doesn't realize he is dating a ghost.

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Burning Sensation (1989) · 火燭鬼

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