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''Happy Ghost V'' (Chinese: 開心鬼5上錯身) is a 1991
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comedy film directed by
Clifton Ko Clifton Ko (; born 6 August, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter. Background Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director C ...
as very final and last sequel to the ''Happy Ghost'' film series. The film stars Raymond Wong and
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actress
Kris Aquino Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino (), is a Filipino television host, actress, producer, socialite and businesswoman. Dubbed as Philippine's "Queen of All Media", Aquino has hos ...
was officially opened from 8 August 1991 to 4 September 1991 and completed on
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. Principal photography began on 22 April 1991 and completed on 30 June 1991 in
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Plot

A sweet tale about a young woman's dog that makes a deal with the Happy Ghost (Raymond Wong) to become human for 49 days. But after those days are over he must go and be reincarnated.


Cast

* Raymond Wong as The Happy Ghost / Magic the Human Dog *
Kris Aquino Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino (), is a Filipino television host, actress, producer, socialite and businesswoman. Dubbed as Philippine's "Queen of All Media", Aquino has hos ...
as Kathy (
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Roger Kwok Roger Kwok Chun-on is a Hong Kong television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three t ...
as Jack Chiu (
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Vincent Kok Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing wi ...
as George *Gwan Joh Law as John *Jeffrey Ho as Fatty Turtle *Sun Wong as Mr. Chan *Veronica Tsoi as Michelle


Release

''Happy Ghost V'' ran in theatres from 8 August 1991 to 4 September 1991 and grossed a total of HK $7,506,113.00 in
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. In Malaysia, the film was launched on
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programme slot aired on Friday, 16 December 2022 at 10pm until 11:59pm
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subtitle.


See also

* Clifton Ko filmography * List of Hong Kong films of 1991


References


External links

* 1991 films 1991 comedy films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films about Buddhism 1990s ghost films Hong Kong comedy films Hong Kong ghost films 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-HongKong-film-stub