Hong Kong Synopsis
開心鬼
From a camping trip, a college girl took home an ancient rope to use to keep her torn backpack in place, not knowing it was used by a disgraced scholar to hang himself with decades before. The scholar's ghost resurrects at her school and befriended her and her two friends, and teaches them the importance of academic success, love, family and friendship.
The 1983–1985 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1983-1985 Hong Kong release window, The Happy Ghost sits at #34 of 36. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 The Happy Ghost premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 1984.
The 201st 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
12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #636 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Mystery productions specifically: #22 of 28 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Cinema City Company Limited, Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong) |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | July 14, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087528 |