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
36 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Happy Ghost sits at position #34.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Happy Ghost premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
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 |