WITCH FROM NEPAL

Witch from Nepal is a very interesting genre bending movie. Released in 1986 and directed by Ching Siu-Tung, it stars Chow Yun-Fat as Joe, a man who breaks his leg while vacationing in Nepal after visions of a mysterious woman. He returns to Hong Kong with his girlfriend, Ida to recover at a hospital where the woman from Nepal, Sheila, follows him, and explains he has been chosen by her god to fight an enemy of her people, a kind of panther demon, played by Dick Wei. Joe inherits the powers of Sheila's deceased chieftain. As he explores his powers, he falls in love with her, and finds himself in the center of a love triangle. The film dips from action to horror to romantic comedy. When he and Sheila are caught by Ida, the film veers into wild horror with a scene that feels pulled from Night of the Living Dead. All this builds up to a final confrontation with the panther demon that does not disappoint. See my film thoughts on it over at easternKicks HERE.