In Love with the Dead
塚愛
Synopsis
In Hong Kong, the successful designer Ming lives with his beloved girlfriend Wai Luk and her younger sister who loves ghost story comic books. When Wai is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ming's life is turned upside-down, and he sacrifices his career to spend more time with Wai. He finds a new job in a lower position and out of the blue he finds that his new boss, Chu Fong, was his old friend in elementary school. When Wai gives up chemotherapy she decides to treat herself in accordance with the traditional Chinese medicine guided by her aunt. She has a weird behavior at home, and her frightened sister insists that she is a ghost. Meanwhile, Ming gets closer to Fong, who is a successful entrepreneur but a woman needy of love. During a trip to Peking, they have one night stand. Over the next days, Ming and Fong have a love affair and Ming believes that Wai is a spirit resolving her issues to move to the next level.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Danny Pang
- Screenplay & Story
- Danny Pang, Pang Pak-Sing
- Original Title
- 塚愛
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Production Studios
- Universe Entertainment Limited
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Danny Pang
Danny Pang, Pang Pak-Sing
Venus Keung
Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Department Leadership Roster
Danny Pang
Director
Venus Keung
Director of Photography
Oxide Pang
Producer
Danny Pang
Writer
Pang Pak-Sing
Writer
Danny Pang
Producer
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What is In Love with the Dead about?
In Hong Kong, the successful designer Ming lives with his beloved girlfriend Wai Luk and her younger sister who loves ghost story comic books. When Wai is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ming's life is turned upside-down, and he sacrifices his career to spend more time with Wai. He finds a new job in a lower position and out of the blue he finds that his new boss, Chu Fong, was his old friend in elementary school. When Wai gives up chemotherapy she decides to treat herself in accordance with the traditional Chinese medicine guided by her aunt. She has a weird behavior at home, and her frightened sister insists that she is a ghost. Meanwhile, Ming gets closer to Fong, who is a successful entrepreneur but a woman needy of love. During a trip to Peking, they have one night stand. Over the next days, Ming and Fong have a love affair and Ming believes that Wai is a spirit resolving her issues to move to the next level.
Who directed In Love with the Dead?
In Love with the Dead was directed by Danny Pang.
Who stars in In Love with the Dead?
The principal cast of In Love with the Dead includes Yue Man-lok, Stephy Tang Lai-Yan, Yung Yung Yu, Raymond Cho Wing-Lim, Patrick Tam.
When was In Love with the Dead released and how long is it?
In Love with the Dead was released in 2007 with a total runtime of 1h 37m.