The Phantom Lover
6.6
In 1936 China, a nearly bankrupt drama troupe starts performing in a burned-out theater where the great actor Song Danping was killed. One of the actors, Wei Qing, starts seeing strange apparitions that could revive his troupe and deliver him to the same fate as Song Danping.
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Cast
13 people
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
Song Danping
Known for
Happy Together
Farewell My Concubine
Jacklyn Wu
Du Yunyan
Known for
Eat Drink Man Woman
God of Gamblers' Return
Liu Lin
Lan Die
Known for
The Long Season
The Bad Kids
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk
Zhao Jun
Known for
Black Mask
Love in the Buff
Bao Fang
Master Zhao
Known for
The Bride with White Hair
Phillip Kwok Chui
Master Zhao's Henchman
Known for
The Five Venoms
Hard Boiled
Yu Yankai
Master Zhao's Henchman
Known for
Tai-Chi Master
The Legend
Huang Lei
Wei Qing
Known for
Monster Hunt 2
Hidden Blade
Xie Yan
Troupe performer
Also in
Flowers of Shanghai
Kiss of Poison
Lin Liu
Lan Di
Roy Szeto
Zhao Jum
Yan Xie
Troupe performer
Ronny Yu Director · Raymond Wong Pak-Ming Writer Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk Writer
First release July 22, 1995 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
Mandarin Films
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
夜半歌聲
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Canada · July 22, 1995
Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China · July 22, 1995
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
September 15, 2026 · Digital
South Korea
January 27, 1996 · Theatrical
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