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Release Date:
June 21, 2023
Original Title:
化劫
Alternate Titles:
Taboo: Resolve
禁忌-化劫
禁忌之化劫
Genres:
Horror
Production Companies:
CalFilm Production
MARQ films
Production Countries:
Taiwan
Ratings / Certifications:
SG: NC16
Runtime: 94
Ah Dai comes from a family that runs a prestigious orthodox temple. His childhood sweetheart, Yufan, is desperate to locate her missing aunt. In his attempt to help, Ah Dai agrees to participate in a special ritual that his schoolmates believe could help them seek assistance from the gods to grant their desires. However, they are lured into praying to evil forces instead. As his schoolmates die one after another, Ah Dai tries to use his gift to exorcise evil to save his friends. At the very end, he faces a completely demonized Yufan and must fight her to save the neighborhood.
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Action Director:
Shi-Hao Hong
Casting Director:
Juei-Cheng Wu
Costume Designer:
Eleven Chen
Director:
Wen-Han Shih
Director of Photography:
Chun-Lin Chang
Editor:
Kipo Lin
Gaffer:
Hung-Pin Chuang
Producer:
Marco Q Wu
Vera Hsu
Production Design:
Terrence Fok Tat-Wah
Special Effects Makeup Artist:
CHANG Fu-chen
Theme Song Performance:
Ring Lin
VFX Supervisor:
Shigeharu Tomotoshi
Writer:
Wen-Han Shih
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