Witch from Nepal
| Witch from Nepal | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 奇緣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 奇缘 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Ching Siu-tung | ||||||||||
| Written by | Tsui Ching-hong | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Anthony Chow | ||||||||||
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| Cinematography | Tom Lau | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Peter Cheung | ||||||||||
| Music by | Lam Manyee | ||||||||||
Production companies | Golden Harvest Paragon Films | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 89 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Nepali | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$4,285,113 | ||||||||||
Witch from Nepal (奇緣) is a 1986 Hong Kong supernatural film directed by Ching Siu-tung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Joe Wong, an architect on vacation in Nepal with his girlfriend, Ida (Yammie Lam). Joe injures his leg as in a hospital where he has dreams of a beautiful woman with magical powers. Joe is later in a hospital in Hong Kong with his leg infected, finding that the woman from his visions named Sheila (Emily Chu) magically heals him. Sheila is a good witch who gets Joe to return to Nepal to fight a cat-like demon with supernatural powers.
The film was part of a trend of supernatural film productions from Hong Kong about Chinese tourists in exotic South Asian locations. It grossed $4.2 million Hong Kong dollars on its theatrical run in Hong Kong. The film was nominated for two awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, where director Chin Siu-tung won the Best Action Choreography Award.