Hong Kong Synopsis
凶榜
Keung has a pregnant wife but he has been unemployed for a long period. One day he gets a new job as a security guard in a commercial building. But strange incidents start happening and his colleagues die in horrible ways one by one. A geomancer tells Keung that he will be the next victim and teaches him how to avoid his fate. But Keung begins to notice his wife's strange behaviour…
The 1980–1982 Hong Kong Window
45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Imp sits at position #30.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Imp premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #601 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #43 of 81 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Century Motion Picture & Dist. Co., Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | November 5, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0083347 |