Witch from Nepal | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 奇緣 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 奇缘 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Directed by | Ching Siu-tung | ||||||||||
Written by | Tsui Ching-hong | ||||||||||
Produced by | Anthony Chow | ||||||||||
Starring | |||||||||||
Cinematography | Tom Lau | ||||||||||
Edited by | Peter Cheung | ||||||||||
Music by | Lam Manyee | ||||||||||
Production companies |
Golden Harvest Paragon Films | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
Release date |
| ||||||||||
Running time | 89 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Languages | Cantonese Nepali | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$4,285,113 |
Witch from Nepal (奇緣) is a 1986 Hong Kong supernatural film directed by Ching Siu-tung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Joe Wong, an architect on vacation in Nepal with his girlfriend, Ida ( Yammie Lam). Joe injures his leg as in a hospital where he has dreams of a beautiful woman with magical powers. Joe is later in a hospital in Hong Kong with his leg infected, finding that the woman from his visions named Sheila ( Emily Chu) magically heals him. Sheila is a good witch who gets Joe to return to Nepal to fight a cat-like demon with supernatural powers.
The film was part of a trend of supernatural film productions from Hong Kong about Chinese tourists in exotic South Asian locations. It grossed $4.2 million Hong Kong dollars on its theatrical run in Hong Kong. The film was nominated for two awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, where director Chin Siu-tung won the Best Action Choreography Award.
While on vacation in Nepal, Joe Wong ( Chow Yun-fat) and his girlfriend, Ida ( Yammie Lam), ride an elephant when Joe falls and hurts his knee and is sent to a hospital. In a local hospital, Joe has visions of a beautiful veiled woman with mystical powers. Joe's leg later becomes infected and he finds himself in a hospital in Hong Kong, and finds the woman from his dreams earlier named Sheila ( Emily Chu) magically healing his legs and granting him superhuman powers such as the ability to make large leaps through the air. Sheila reveals to Joe that she is a witch and that he has become a chosen one, to help defeat a demon for a Himalayan tribe who had their temple destroyed by the creature. Joe and Sheila begin to have an affair. Joe eventually meets up with the demon ( Dick Wei) and the two have a clash at a temple. Sheila eventually sacrifices herself to save both Joe and Ida.
Witch from Nepal was director Ching Siu-tung's second film as a director after Duel to the Death (1983). [1]
Witch from Nepal follows a trend of Hong Kong films at the time to have a plot about Chinese tourists in exotic South Asian locations such as Nepal, Thailand or Borneo such as The Seventh Curse. [2] The film is a mixture of genres that include gothic horror, romance, comedy and mystery. [3]
Witch from Nepal was released in Hong Kong on 27 February 1986. [4] grossed a total of HK$4,285,113 [4] The film has been released under several different English titles including The Nepal Affair, Affair from Nepal and A Touch of Love. [5]
At the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Art Direction (James Leung) and Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung). [6] Ching Siu-tung (Along with other three choreographers such as Philip Kwok, Alan Chui Chung-San and Lau Chi Hou) won the award for Best Action Choreography, beating other films nominees including Righting Wrongs and Peking Opera Blues. [6]
Witch from Nepal | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 奇緣 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 奇缘 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Directed by | Ching Siu-tung | ||||||||||
Written by | Tsui Ching-hong | ||||||||||
Produced by | Anthony Chow | ||||||||||
Starring | |||||||||||
Cinematography | Tom Lau | ||||||||||
Edited by | Peter Cheung | ||||||||||
Music by | Lam Manyee | ||||||||||
Production companies |
Golden Harvest Paragon Films | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
Release date |
| ||||||||||
Running time | 89 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Languages | Cantonese Nepali | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$4,285,113 |
Witch from Nepal (奇緣) is a 1986 Hong Kong supernatural film directed by Ching Siu-tung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Joe Wong, an architect on vacation in Nepal with his girlfriend, Ida ( Yammie Lam). Joe injures his leg as in a hospital where he has dreams of a beautiful woman with magical powers. Joe is later in a hospital in Hong Kong with his leg infected, finding that the woman from his visions named Sheila ( Emily Chu) magically heals him. Sheila is a good witch who gets Joe to return to Nepal to fight a cat-like demon with supernatural powers.
The film was part of a trend of supernatural film productions from Hong Kong about Chinese tourists in exotic South Asian locations. It grossed $4.2 million Hong Kong dollars on its theatrical run in Hong Kong. The film was nominated for two awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, where director Chin Siu-tung won the Best Action Choreography Award.
While on vacation in Nepal, Joe Wong ( Chow Yun-fat) and his girlfriend, Ida ( Yammie Lam), ride an elephant when Joe falls and hurts his knee and is sent to a hospital. In a local hospital, Joe has visions of a beautiful veiled woman with mystical powers. Joe's leg later becomes infected and he finds himself in a hospital in Hong Kong, and finds the woman from his dreams earlier named Sheila ( Emily Chu) magically healing his legs and granting him superhuman powers such as the ability to make large leaps through the air. Sheila reveals to Joe that she is a witch and that he has become a chosen one, to help defeat a demon for a Himalayan tribe who had their temple destroyed by the creature. Joe and Sheila begin to have an affair. Joe eventually meets up with the demon ( Dick Wei) and the two have a clash at a temple. Sheila eventually sacrifices herself to save both Joe and Ida.
Witch from Nepal was director Ching Siu-tung's second film as a director after Duel to the Death (1983). [1]
Witch from Nepal follows a trend of Hong Kong films at the time to have a plot about Chinese tourists in exotic South Asian locations such as Nepal, Thailand or Borneo such as The Seventh Curse. [2] The film is a mixture of genres that include gothic horror, romance, comedy and mystery. [3]
Witch from Nepal was released in Hong Kong on 27 February 1986. [4] grossed a total of HK$4,285,113 [4] The film has been released under several different English titles including The Nepal Affair, Affair from Nepal and A Touch of Love. [5]
At the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Art Direction (James Leung) and Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung). [6] Ching Siu-tung (Along with other three choreographers such as Philip Kwok, Alan Chui Chung-San and Lau Chi Hou) won the award for Best Action Choreography, beating other films nominees including Righting Wrongs and Peking Opera Blues. [6]