Hsiong, a young narcotics officer, hooks up through comic accidents with a party girl named Witty. She shops, plays mahjongg, and charges him for every kiss, and they are in love. When he dies in the line of duty, his ghost stays around for a few weeks, hoping to get Witty's attention, trying futilely face to face and by phone, and then through a relative of hers who claims to have occult powers. Through this shadow cop's investigations, it comes to light how he died and where $10 million is that was the cause of his death. Before he disappears into the void, they leave each other final messages. Can their last wishes come true?
Acting
Carina Lau's chaotic commitment to shopaholic medium
Direction
Albert Lai's genre whiplash as deliberate aesthetic
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI ghost effects with charming jank
Director
Albert Lai Gin-Kwok
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shadow Cop exemplifies the 'anything-goes' Hong Kong cinema of the early 90s, where genre boundaries were suggestions, not rules.
Carina Lau was already a major star when she took this role; her willingness to dive into pure tonal chaos speaks to the era's creative freedom.
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