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Written By

5.420091h 25mMovieDramaFantasy

A lawyer who is killed in a car accident finds himself resurrected as a character in his daughter's novel.

DirectorWai Ka-Fai
WritersWai Ka-Fai·Au Kin-Yee
ProducersWai Ka-Fai·Charles Heung

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Cast · Directed by Wai Ka-Fai

LCLau Ching-Wan
Lau Ching-Wan
Tony Tong
KHKelly Lin Hsi-Lei
Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei
Mandy Ching
MYMia Yam
Mia Yam
Melody Tong
JCJo Kok Cho-Lam
Jo Kok Cho-Lam
Meng Por
BMBonnie Wong Man-Wai
Bonnie Wong Man-Wai
Ghost Whisperer
YS
Yeung Shuk-Man
Maria
ZY
Zeng Yaqi
Little Melody Tong
BP
Benjamin Pow
Little Oscar Tong
CY
Chung Ying-Kit
Oscar Tong
YBYuen Bun
Yuen Bun
Truck driver
FZFrank Liu Zong-Ji
Frank Liu Zong-Ji
Policeman
AKAmy Kwok
Amy Kwok

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