Lani Loa – The Passage

Lani Loa – The Passage is a 1998 film directed by Sherwood Hu, executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola, about a woman murdered on her wedding day in Hawaii who comes back to haunt her murderers. The film stars Angus Macfadyen, Ray Bumatai, Carlotta Chang and Chris Tashima. It was the first film from Coppola's and Wayne Wang's Chrome Dragon Films, a short-lived film company that was to specialize in utilizing Asian talent on American-financed projects. Set in Hawaii, the film was shot in Hilo, Hawaii and in China, in Hainan and Shanghai.

Lani Loa - The Passage
Italian DVD release poster (MEDUSA)
Directed bySherwood Hu
Written byJohn P. Marsh
Produced byJohn P. Marsh
Sherwood Hu
StarringAngus Macfadyen
Ray Bumatai
Carlotta Chang
Chris Tashima
CinematographyHou Yong
Edited byNicholas C. Smith
Music byFrank Fitzpatrick
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
89 min.
CountriesUnited States
China
LanguageEnglish

It screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival and the Hawaii International Film Festival (as Lani Loa: The Heavenly Passage) and has been released in Asia on VCD, as Lani-Loa (Hawaiian Ghost Story).

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