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The Nocturnal Demon

The Nocturnal Demon

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The Nocturnal Demon

1990

1h 33m

6.8(4 votes)

Action

Comedy

Horror

Overview

Tow truck driver Tin bears an uncanny resemblance to a psychotic, serial killer, taxi driver -- and now the cops are chasing the wrong man. He and his cousin Wawa must catch the killer on their own to prove their innocence.

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Orange Sky Golden Harvest

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Chau Wai Tin

Moon Lee

Moon Lee

Wawa Chai

Lam Kau

Lam Kau

Uncle Chai

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Master Snake

Cho Wing

Cho Wing

Taxi Driver

Isabelle Chow Wang

Isabelle Chow Wang

Yee Tee

Anthony Chan Yau

Anthony Chan Yau

Officer Chan

Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Officer Yip

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Taxi driver

Tsui Siu-Ming

Tsui Siu-Ming

Policeman

Creative team

Directed by: Ricky Lau
Written by: Joyee Cheung Lai-Ling
Lo Wing-Keung
Produced by: Jessica Chan Pui-Wah

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