Hong Kong Synopsis
種鬼
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.
The 1982–1984 Hong Kong Window
42 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Seeding of a Ghost sits at position #29.
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
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Seeding of a Ghost premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | December 29, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0086640 |