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Cast
Deanie Ip
as Lee Yip-Cheong
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
as Gi Gi
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
as Wai-Wai
Ko I-chen
as "Big Brother"
Hou Hsiao-hsien
as Boy-Boy
Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
as Jacky Cheong
Sandy Lam San-San
as San-san
Ding Xiao-Hui
as The Taiwanese/Mistress
David Chiang Da-Wei
as Kai-Yeung Lee
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
as Ticket Booth Attendant
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1986
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorShu Kei
WritersShu Kei, Ronald Wong, Manfred Wong Man-Chun
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSoul
About Soul
Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. As they are talking, three men suddenly appeared and tried to kill them. The Taiwanese woman is killed but Ip and the kid, Yen, managed to escape. At the same time, Ip's husband commits suicide. His superior suspected him of corruption. Ip finds out that the Taiwanese woman was her husband's mistress and Yen, his illegitimate son. Ip is given custody of Yen but they are unable to get along. However she will save his live when the gang go after him.
Directed by Shu Kei, Soul leans on a strong ensemble — Deanie Ip, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Dennis Chan Kwok-San — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1986.
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