Clay Fear

Story

Synopsis

Pottery factory owner Ming Fu (Ng Kai Wah) is haunted by visions of the blazing death of his business partner in a suspicious fire. Widowed, Ming is set to marry Ye Yue (Miao Pu) much to the consternation of Ming’s “Rebecca”-like housemaid Zhen Zi (Ayumi Ito of “All About Lily Chou-Chou”), who just happens to be his late wife’s sister. Yarn hints at paranormal causes as more of Ming’s business associates die one by one, but an early slip gives the game away. Zhang’s helming, aided by Japanese vet Yudai Kato’s lustrous lensing, is inventive, but a heavy glazing of horror cliches make this cracked yarn damaged goods.

Director

Zhang Jiabei

Language

Chinese

Release date

24 February 2006

Ensemble

Cast

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  Miao Pu

  Ye Yue

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  Lawrence Ng

  Ming Fu

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  Ayumi Ito

  Zhen Zi