A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.1984 | |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
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Accession No. | 184005 |
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A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
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A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
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When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.
Date | 1984 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
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A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
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A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Release Date | 1984 |
Genre | Comedy |
Cast | Ti Lung, Josephine Siao, Shih Chien / Shek Kin, Huang Yun-shih |
Producer | Mona Fong |
Director | Chen Chia-sun |
Presented By | Run Run Shaw |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Director | Chen Chia-sun |
Screenplay | Chen Chia-sun,Chou Wen |
Cast | Ti Lung, Josephine Siao, Shih Chien / Shek Kin, Huang Yun-shih |
Genre | Comedy |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 85.00 |
Media Type | Trailer |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 85.00 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 85.00 |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 85.00 |
Director | Chen Chia-sun |
Screenplay | Chen Chia-sun,Chou Wen |
Cast | Ti Lung, Josephine Siao, Shih Chien / Shek Kin, Huang Yun-shih |
Genre | Comedy |
Media Type | Trailer |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 85.00 |
Director | Chen Chia-sun |
Screenplay | Chen Chia-sun,Chou Wen |
Cast | Ti Lung, Josephine Siao, Shih Chien / Shek Kin, Huang Yun-shih |
Genre | Comedy |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
A Friend From Inner Space
When Jo (Ti Lung), a rich merchant, is estranged from his wife Maggie (Josephine Siao), their son Hsiao Chi (Liang Chin-chieh) is in the custody of his father, with his spinster auntie (Huang Yun-shih) as his guardian. One day, while going with other schoolchildren to the suburbs for sketches, he leaves the flock and enters a haunted house, only to be rescued by a kind-natured ghost Chien Jen (Shih Chien). Chien, who had an unhappy childhood himself, becomes Chi’s secret companion. He also takes a fancy to his auntie who looks like his ex-fiancee. Their association leads to a series of wacky situations.After an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile with Maggie, Jo associates with another girl and plans to marry her to provide a new mother for Chi. But Chi dislikes her, and when he plays pranks on her through the help of Chien Jen, Jo angrily inflicts bodily punishment on him. When this comes to the knowledge of Maggie, she files a divorce suit against him on this ground and wins back Chi.Chi is still unhappy with his doting mother, a career woman preoccupied with her fashion business. The sympathetic Chien Jen engineers reconciliation between his parents. He not only stops Maggie’s ex-lover, Hsiao Chi’s headmaster (Nat Chen Pai-chiang), from wooing her again but aborts the attempt of Jo’s girlfriend from winning Jo’s favor.The couple finally reconciles and has a happy reunion, but as Chi is back in their arms, he soon forgets his friend from the other world.Date | 1984 |
Language | Mandarin/Cantonese |
Duration | 85.00 |
Director | Chen Chia-sun |
Screenplay | Chen Chia-sun,Chou Wen |
Cast | Ti Lung, Josephine Siao, Shih Chien / Shek Kin, Huang Yun-shih |
Genre | Comedy |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Shaw Brothers´ Movies |
Source | Trailer video supplied by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Repository | Celestial Pictures Limited |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Celestial Pictures Limited |
Accession No. | 184005 |
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