Every 50 years, a member of the Cheung family must kill a cat demon until its nine lives are up. However, Master Cheung is worried cancer will kill him before he can complete his task and decides to give a newcomer the power to defeat the demon.
Practical Effects
The cat demon puppet is nightmare fuel and comedy gold simultaneously.
Stunts
Lau Kar-Leung's fighting spirit even as his character faces death.
Director
Dennis Yu Wan-Kwong
Lau Kar-Leung
Master Cheung
Joann Tang
Cheung Siu-Chuen
Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
Long
Wong Jing
Inspector Handsome Wu
Hsu Shu-Yuan
Tina
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Mr. Fan Chin-Choi
Teresa Ha Ping
Long's Mom
So Hon-Sang
Chiu
Thomas Sin Ho-Ying
Security Guard
Chan Yuet-Yue
Whore in Car with Ah Long
Fei Pak
Policeman
Chang Seng-Kwong
Policeman / Security Guard
San Sin
Policeman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lau Kar-Leung was primarily a legendary action choreographer; this rare horror lead came late in his career.
The 'nine lives' demon concept merges Chinese hell mythology with Western superstition—pure 1980s Hong Kong genre-blending.
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