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Beijing Film Studio

A Dead Man Visits the Living

1988 105 min Chinese
Wubly rating 6.4 IMDb rating 6.7

A man is murdered on a bus for trying to stop a pickpocket; no one lifts a finger to help him. He returns as a ghost and questions the empathy of the onlookers.

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Cast

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Huang Jian-Zhong Director · Shu Gang Liu Screenplay

First release January 1, 1988 · Produced in China · Original title 一个死者对生者的访问

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Beijing Film Studio

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China

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Original title

一个死者对生者的访问

Original language

Chinese

Spoken on screen

Chinese

Release dates

China · January 1, 1988

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No release date listed for United States.

Germany

February 15, 1988 · Berlin International Film Festival

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