Gin gwai 2 (2004)

Directors:

Oxide Pang Chun
Danny Pang

Writers:

Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui (story) &
Lawrence Cheng (story) ...
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Release Date:

18 March 2004 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

After a failed suicide attempt, a pregnant woman gains the ability to see ghosts.

Plot Keywords:

Suicide Attempt | Ghost | Stomach Pumped | Overdose | Supernatural Pregnancy

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Qi Shu	...	Joey Cheng
Eugenia Yuan	...	Yuen Chi-Kei
Jesdaporn Pholdee	...	Sam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Supasawat Buranavech	...	Female receptionist
Kwai Ying Cheung	...	Nurse in elevator C (as Cheung Wai Yin)
Yiu Kwai Cheung	...	Husband in elevator
Lawrence Chou	...	Sam (voice) (as Lawrence Chou Tsun Wai)
Chuwong Earsakul	...	Ghost with birthmark
Philip Kwok	...	Buddhist master
Connie Lai	...	Nurse with query
Fanny Lee	...	Pregnant lady in elevator (as Lee Man Fan 'Fanny')
Harasawin Lee	...	Nurse in elevator A
May Phua	...	Policewoman in report center
Jongchai Poomrmarin	...	Chinese medicine practitioner
Thanarat Poonnarattanakul	...	Salesman
Nuhtiya Puppatokasub	...	Male receptionist
Wanchai Srimuang	...	Hotel manager
Lam Chi Tai	...	Rapist
Rayson Tan	...	Gynaecologist
Alan Tern	...	Policeman in hospital
Kwok Cheung Tsang	...	Joey's co-worker (as Derek Tsang)
Lam Vengium	...	Furniture mover
Phurida Vijitphan	...	Hotel maid
Songdad Yapanga	...	Thai taxi driver
San Yow	...	Policeman in report center
Ren Yuan Yuan	...	Mrs. Chow
Xiao Li Yuan	...	School boy
Yee-Man Yueh	...	Nurse in elevator B (as Yuen Yee Man)

Directed by
Oxide Pang Chun		(as The Pang Brothers)
Danny Pang		(as The Pang Brothers)

Writing credits
Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui		(story) (as Jojo Hui) &
Lawrence Cheng		(story)
Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui		(written by) (as Jojo Hui)

Produced by
Peter Chan	....	executive producer
Peter Chan	....	producer (as Peter Ho-Sun Chan)
Lawrence Cheng	....	executive producer
Lawrence Cheng	....	producer
Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui	....	producer (as Jojo Hui)
Nonzee Nimibutr	....	producer
Somsak Techaratanaprasert	....	executive producer
Eric Tsang	....	executive producer
Daniel Yun	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Payont Permsith		(as Payont Term Sit)

Cinematography by
Decha Srimantra		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Oxide Pang Chun		(as The Pang Brothers)
Danny Pang		(as The Pang Brothers)

Art Direction by
Simon So

Costume Design by
Steven Tsang

Makeup Department
Suda Akratikarn	....	makeup artist (as Suda Akrathikarn)
Joe Kwong	....	hair stylist (as Joe Kong)
Connie Lai	....	makeup artist
Siwakorn Suklankarn	....	makeup artist (as Sivakorn Suklungkarn)

Production Management
Nareerat Apipunya	....	production manager
Rattana Boonchantuk	....	assistant production manager
Suparat Bruranaphant	....	assistant production manager (as Suparat Bruramaphan)
Wing-Wai Chin	....	production manager (as Chin Wing Wai)
Eric Huen	....	assistant production manager
Rudee Lertsuwansiri	....	assistant production manager
Connie Tam	....	assistant production manager
Kwok Cheung Tsang	....	post-production supervisor (as Derek Tsang)
Chan Pui Yin	....	production manager: Singapore

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ramain Eimkom	....	assistant director
Kridsada Koprasit	....	assistant director
Koo Yuan Peng	....	assistant director: Singapore
Samson Leung Sin-Ka	....	assistant director (as Samson Sin)
Kwok Cheung Tsang	....	assistant director (as Derek Tsang)

Art Department
Sira Decha	....	assistant art director
Niwat Hansangaphum	....	property master
Wai Kin Lam	....	property master (as Lam Wai Kin)
Sireetron Nilmongkol	....	property master (as Sireeporn Nimonakol)
Sivapong Satiannukul	....	property master (as Sivapong Staiennukul)
Chew Hock Sia	....	propsman: Singapore (as Sia Chew Hock)
Pongsak Sunantaruk	....	property master
Bruce Yu	....	production design consultant

Sound Department
Chairat Charoensuk	....	boom operator
Komet Jarasjindarat	....	dialogue editor: sound effects editor
Thanasak Julakate	....	foley artist
Sooksun Klinkhajohn	....	foley editor
Chart Mahapichayakul	....	foley artist
Somsak Pimpalai	....	dialogue editor: sound effects editor
Suraprom Pinyosub	....	sync sound recordist
Burnard To	....	adr recorder: adr editor (as Burnard Davy To)
Tse Kin Wong	....	adr recorder: adr editor (as Wong Tse Kin)
Vachira Wongsarod	....	sound mixing engineer (as Wachira Wongsaroj)
Ting Yip Yuen	....	adr recorder: adr editor (as Yuen Ting Yip)

Visual Effects by
Sompop Baibaenae	....	optical effects
Rattanwan Chantavart	....	negative cutter
Danny Chu	....	senior computer animator
Sannucha Dhisayabutr	....	optical effects
Suchart Hongsmut	....	optical effects
Pravit Jaivijit	....	optical effects
Thaveep Jeenjitkaew	....	color timer: color grader
Sittiwat Kaewkulsri	....	processing
Eric Lai	....	senior computer animator
Garrett Lam	....	digital effects supervisor (as Garrett Lam)
Gy Lee	....	computer animator
Ken Lee	....	computer animator
Keith Leung	....	computer animator
Kwok Yuen Leung	....	digital effects supervisor (as Yee Kwok Leung)
Alex Lim	....	technical director
Uthit Netwong	....	negative cutter
Sakchai Nuengsawad	....	negative cutter (as Sakchai Nuengsawas)
Manop Petchiu	....	negative cutter (as Manop Petchyu)
Supamol Pleumchusak	....	color timer: color grader
Joey Tang	....	visual effects
Kamol Thamayot	....	optical effects
Michael Wah	....	senior computer animator
Eddy Wong	....	visual effects supervisor
Peggy Wong	....	visual effects producer
Raymond Wong	....	senior computer animator
Victor Wong	....	visual effects supervisor
Ray Wu	....	computer animator
Passakorn Yaisiri	....	color timer: color grader
Siu Fai Yeung	....	senior computer animator (as Yeung Siu Fai)

Camera and Electrical Department
Hong Wing Chan	....	additional electrician (as Chan Hong Wing)
Tak-fai Chan	....	additional camera assistant (as Chan Tak Fai)
Kei Chuan Cheung	....	dolly grip
Vincent Cheung	....	making-of camera
Chi Fai Chow	....	additional gaffer (as Chau Chi Fai)
Fung Bing Gei	....	additional electrician
Jerry Sin Kam Heng	....	electrician: Singapore Unit
Kwee Kwok Hui	....	additional camera assistant (as Hui Kwai Kwok)
Kwok Kin Ip	....	additional electrician (as Yip Kwok Kin)
Lam Jing Jung	....	camera assistant
Wing Fai Kan	....	additional electrician (as Gan Wing Fai)
Lui Chung Keung	....	additional camera assistant
Wing Chai Ko	....	additional electrician (as Ko Wing Chai)
Chut Kumcharoen	....	focus puller
Lap Kei Lam	....	additional electrician (as Lam Lap Kei)
Kin-wai Lee	....	camera assistant (as Lee Kin Wai)
Soh Kok Leong	....	camera assistant: Singapore Unit
Lee Po Lim	....	additional camera assistant
Ng King Man	....	additional focus puller
Wong Chan Ming	....	additional electrician
Yuen Chun Ming	....	additional camera assistant (as Yuen Chung Ming)
Ang Ooi Muah	....	electrician: Singapore Unit
Kwok Kau Ng	....	additional gaffer (as Ng Kwok Kou)
Sai-Chuen Ng	....	additional electrician (as Ng Sai Chun)
Chan Wing Nin	....	additional electrician
Precha Srimantra	....	key gaffer (as Pecha Srimantra)
Somsak Srisawat	....	steadicam operator
Ho Wai Sung	....	additional electrician
Tin Yan Wu	....	additional gaffer (as Wu Tin Yun)
Chun-Wah Yuen	....	additional focus puller (as Yuen Chung Wah)

Casting Department
Jutarat Kanjanavaranon	....	casting
Nichapapha Kongsri	....	casting
Samson Leung Sin-Ka	....	casting (as Samson Sin)
Kwok Cheung Tsang	....	casting (as Derek Tsang)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pattama Amornvech	....	costume
Prasong Jamsri	....	costume
Somchai Teadoloh Sivakorn	....	costume
Ping Tong	....	costume

Editorial Department
Bruce Lee	....	assistant editor
Pipat Sawasdee	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jadet Chawang	....	music sound designer
Nattawat Kaewmanee	....	composer: additional music
Teerapong Sungkhakul	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
David Cheng	....	driver: Singapore Unit
Tan Yong Kiang	....	driver: Singapore Unit
Pua Eng Kiat	....	driver: Singapore Unit
Steven Loh Pang Meng	....	driver: Singapore Unit
Yong Yew Nam	....	driver: Singapore Unit
Chi Leung Wan	....	additional transportation (as Wan Chai Leung)
Songdad Yapanga	....	transportation

Other crew
Patiporn Anuvanitravel	....	laboratory production manager (as Patiporn Anuvanitrutravate)
Wikanda Chaiviririyachok	....	lab production coordinator (as Wikanda Chaiviriyachok)
Alice Chan	....	translator: Thai
Man Fai Chan	....	translator: Thai (as Chan Man Fai)
Shing Hung Chan	....	location manager (as Andy Chan)
Shirley Chan	....	translator: Thai
Vincent Cheung	....	publicity stills
Tan Geok Heng	....	runner: Singapore Unit
Nopadon Kmonvatin	....	location manager
Tung Sei Kwong	....	location manager: Singapore Unit
Ken Lai	....	production assistant
Pisit Lixibunnakorn	....	laboratory consultant (as Pisit Likibunnakorn)
Rachel Lo	....	production accountant
Lye Soon Low	....	runner: Singapore Unit
Nutcha Meansaiyad	....	continuity
Jinnawat Phothongkhum	....	location manager
Pairoj Prempri	....	laboratory consultant (as Dr. Pairoj Prempri)
Pison Santawanpas	....	laboratory consultant
Johnny Sim Bak Tong	....	location assistant: Singapore Unit
Apichai Tragoonpadetgrai	....	publicity stills
Pancimkrit Udomsangpeth	....	location manager (as Panomkit Udomsangpegch)
Chen Yi You	....	production assistant: Singapore Unit

Thanks
Edmund Chan	....	special thanks: medical consultant (as Dr. Edmund Chan)
Lawrence Chou	....	special thanks (as Lawrence Chou Tsun Wai)
Kwok-Man Keung	....	special thanks (as Keung Kwok Man)
Chiu-Lam Ko	....	special thanks (as Ko Chiu Lum)
Dante Lam	....	special thanks
Jirapat Pormisittikarn	....	special thanks
Supifai Pukvenarunav	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Applause Pictures
• Mediacorp Raintree Pictures

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Mediacorp Raintree Pictures (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Playtime S.A. (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Highlight Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MTV Netherlands (2005) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Tartan Video (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Wild Side Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design Company

Other Companies

• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  film laboratory
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  film processing
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  post-production sound services
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  prints
• Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd.  film stock supplied by
• Media Business Service Limited  ADR recording studio (as MBS Studio)
• Moonbeam Equipment Co.  camera and lighting equipment supplied by
• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.  telecine
• Salon Films  camera and lighting equipment supplied by

Also Known As:

"The Eye 2" - International (English title) (imdb display title), USA
"Jian gui 2" - Hong Kong (Mandarin title)
"A szem 2." - Hungary (imdb display title)
"El Eye 2 - El ojo" - Spain
"El ojo 2" - Venezuela
"Khon hen phi 2" - Thailand (Thai title)
"The Eye 2" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"The Eye 2" - Italy (imdb display title)
"The eye 2 - renaissances" - France
"To mati 2" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent images

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:95 min (DVD)

Country:

Hong Kong | Singapore

Language:

Cantonese | English | Thai | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:15 | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Brazil:14 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Ang Mo Kio MRT station, Singapore

Company:

Applause Pictures

Movie Connections:

References Le locataire (1976)

Great Sequel...

Ratjng: * * * *

Synopsis: Joey is unlucky in love. After her third relationship comes to an abrupt end she attempts suicide. But this brush with the other side has left with the ability to see things that a person isn't supposed to see. After she finds out she is pregnant she tries to put her life back in order she finds that she is being menaced by one of the various spirits she now sees. She must save her baby from the spirit at all costs.

Review: This sequel to the highly successful creepy 2002 original stars Shu Qi as the lead Joey. This time around the scares are lessened as the narrative of this sad woman takes center stage. Very good acting across the board lends emotion to the story and at times helps drop your guard long enough to nail you with a good jump. The scares are often creepy little set pieces that add to the overall somber atmosphere of the film. The script incorporates many different elements including suicide, broken hearts and a little reincarnation for good measure. Well written you feel for the Joey character as her life goes to pieces. The Pang Brothers turn out another outstanding chiller full of emotion and chills, two combinations hardly seen together. The look of the film is awesome with a colorful look at times and a drab menacing look when needed. What is this thing that the Pang Brothers have with elevators? The music is very good and frames most of the scares in a usual fashion. A very bassy and cello heavy sound mix run through out the film and lends itself to the atmosphere. Overall a very worth continuation but I had a minor complaint with the ending; it kind of got away but was made up by the cool final scene.