
Shadow of a Ghost
1981, Chinese. Directed by Guo Baochang & Huang Ling.
An old mansion, sealed for years, re-opens as a museum. A ghost is sighted by the museum's guide, our heroine, who has fallen for a social outcast, a scientist obsessed with finding ghosts with his machines.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- 潜影
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Ji Hongxu
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Shadow of a Ghost runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Shadow of a Ghost isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Shadow of a Ghost?
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Who directed Shadow of a Ghost?
Shadow of a Ghost (1981) was directed by Guo Baochang and Huang Ling and stars Yuan Yuan, Chi Zhiqiang, Han Yueqiao.