Hei lou gu hun (1989) | Region-Free (DVD)
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Title: Hei lou gu hun (1989)
Alternate Titles: Haunting Soul from the Dark Building; The Lonely Spirit in an Old Building
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Plot Synopsis:
Set in late 1980s Beijing, the film follows a sound technician and an actress who, during a film shoot in a dilapidated building, encounter the restless spirit of a murdered girl haunting its retro basement. As they delve deeper, they uncover the building’s dark past and the tragic events that led to the girl’s death.
Cast and Crew:
- Directors:
- Ming Liang
- Deyuan Mu
- Writer:
- Deyuan Mu
- Cast:
- Xiguang Chen as Huo Feng
- Xiaolei Han as Director Lei
- Jie Pan as Yu Hong
- Zongxiang Guan
- Zhenfeng Li
IMDb Link:
Hei lou gu hun (1989)
Reviews from Letterboxd:
- User A – ★★★½☆
“An obscure 1989 Mainland Chinese horror film, an English translation for which isn’t available in any shape or form. It will certainly not be of much interest to the greater …” - User B – ★★★☆☆
“One of the few and of the better Chinese horror movies. The plot revolves around the ghost of a murdered girl, who haunts a creepy, retro basement. A sound technician and an actress encounter her unhappy soul when they come to the film in the now cobweb-ridden, dilapidated building.”
Meta Description:
Hei lou gu hun (1989), also known as Haunting Soul from the Dark Building and The Lonely Spirit in an Old Building, is a Chinese horror-mystery film directed by Ming Liang and Deyuan Mu. The story centers on a sound technician and an actress who, while working in a decaying building, encounter the ghost of a murdered girl haunting its basement, leading them to uncover the building’s sinister history.