Seeding of a Ghost
1983 1h 27m movie Film Hong Kong

Seeding of a Ghost

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Synopsis

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A Hong Kong taxi driver suffers after being cursed by a sorcerer he accidentally hit with his cab. After the driver's wife is raped and killed by teenage hooligans, he pleads with the sorcerer to lift the hex and restore his wife to the land of the living. Otherworldly zombie chaos ensues.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Seeding of a Ghost. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Shaw Brothers

Horror + Thriller in Hong Kong

16 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Seeding of a Ghost itself).

The 1982–1984 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1982-1984 Hong Kong release window, Seeding of a Ghost sits at #29 of 42. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Blade Runner
    #1

    Blade Runner

    ★ 7.9 · 1982
  2. Buddha's Palm
    #2

    Buddha's Palm

    ★ 7.9 · 1982
  3. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
    #3

    The Legend of the Condor Heroes

    ★ 7.9 · 1983
  4. Boat People
    #4

    Boat People

    ★ 7.6 · 1982
  5. The Miracle Fighters
    #5

    The Miracle Fighters

    ★ 7.4 · 1982
  6. Project A
    #6

    Project A

    ★ 7.2 · 1983
  7. The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
    #7

    The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

    ★ 7.2 · 1984
  8. Shanghai Blues
    #8

    Shanghai Blues

    ★ 7.1 · 1984

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Seeding of a Ghost premiered alongside 13 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1983.

The 192nd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

27
Reviews
53rd
Review-volume percentile
57th
Popularity percentile

27 audience reviews — more than 53% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Seeding of a Ghost, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • pregnant wife · 4
  • necrophilia · 2
  • demonic possession · 2
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • murder · 155
  • monster · 91
  • supernatural · 89
  • rape · 64

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
27
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #474 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #28 of 81 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesShaw Brothers
Runtime1h 27m
Release DateDecember 29, 1983
IMDbtt0086640