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《蜘蛛女》：社会上突然流行蜘蛛女的传说，周刊杂志编辑山崎在大量的信件中发现端倪，他认定这一留言来自这个叫神谷的地方，于是启程前往调查，却踏上了一条诡异的不归路；《隙》：作家朋友清水失踪，身为保证人的小寺来到清水租住的公寓调查，他从好友留下的录像带中寻找蛛丝马迹，怪事突然发生；《牺牲咒》：OL大木真由某天早上收到一份奇怪恐怖的礼物，从好友玲子的口中，她得知科长福田会诅咒拒绝自己女孩的传言。这令真由心忧不已；《金发怪谈》：公司职员石黑赴美公干。借住董事别墅期间，一心期待与金发女郎共度春宵的石黑却遭遇一个金发女幽灵；《死亡凶兆》：某金融机构小职员俯川盗走公司客户名单，准备卖钱后和情人私奔，他在电梯中遭遇了分外诡异的三个人。

作家杉本隆治（田村正和 饰）投入极大心血创作的小说《遥远的记忆》得到《金泽每日新闻》文化部长服部（佐野史郎 饰）的盛赞，因此竭力希望作家能延长连载。而为了全身心地创作该作品，杉本专门从东京搬到了金泽。在此期间，居住在东京名叫潮田芳子（广末凉子 饰）致信报社，称因为渴望拜读《遥远的记忆》所以想订阅《金泽每日新闻》。为了证明该读者的存在，杉本的助理（水川麻美 饰）还专门登门拜访，而对方的举止让她颇有些疑惑。未过多久，芳子以小说无聊为由退订报纸。连载正进入高潮，这件事令杉本倍感蹊跷。也许芳子关注的不是小说，而是在那期间发生在金泽的某起事件……本片根据日本著名推理作家松本清张的原作改编。

越战时期，奔赴战场的美国大兵途径香港时，会在湾仔停留，这让湾仔自1950年代末的数年间，充斥靠他们过日子的纹身师傅、小要饭、拿着照片找爸爸的“杂种”、阿飞及实为妓女的Bar女郎，形成特有的风情。Bar坊妈咪回乡找人做Bar女，家境贫寒、相貌不俗、个性倔强的赖水尾（夏文汐）和几个同乡姐妹从大澳渔村来到湾仔，开始卖肉生涯。起初，渔家女受到其他Bar女的嘲笑，但经过经验丰富的小伶玉（于倩）的一番调教，她们很快不输她人，易名水美丽的赖水尾更是出尽风头。风度翩翩却又年少轻狂的“杂种”Jimmy（黄秋生）幼年丧母，小伶玉将他养大后视作私有财产，不过Jimmy对她并无爱情，他心里只有不知身在何方的父亲。为Jimmy着迷的不止小伶玉一人，诸多Bar女只怪小伶玉将他看得太紧，他又不给她们揩油的机会。水美丽亦钟情于他。某次Jimmy被阿飞堵截，水美丽机智将他相救，又相告有心听来的他父亲的名字，两人瞒着小伶玉开始恋爱。后来水美丽为了他与小伶玉撕破脸，主动离开Bar坊，而找到父亲的他早忘记当初誓言，拍拍屁股去了美国。一家不要家家不要的行规令水美丽成为街头妓女，但小伶玉这个机会亦不给她，无奈之下她去了麻油地，几年挣扎，境况越来越糟。亏得性情相投的黑帮大姐大王英（叶德娴）相助，水美丽东山再起，短短几年更将生意做到了尖沙咀。随着越战的结束，湾仔渐成荒凉地，小伶玉亦变作风中残烛。水美丽念旧恩将她探望时，Jimmy恰好回港。听闻他是回港找妻，旁人都以为水美丽会与他再续前缘，对他早已死心的水美丽心底亦再泛涟漪，不料他早变作世俗之人，更将两人的感情忘得一干二净。其后水美丽有心将精力全部放在生意上，无奈时代风云不是她及待她若同性爱侣的王英所能把握。

Sir Charles Baskerville dies at the entrance of his manor, and Doctor Mortimer says he died of natural causes. However, when telling Sherlock Holmes of the case, he feels Sir Charles' death was a result of a centuries old curse that runs in the Baskerville family, which Dr. Mortimer feels will strike at Sir Charles nephew, Sir Henry, who is arriving to claim the Baskerville estate. Holmes sends Dr. Watson in his place, along with Dr. Mortimer and Sir Henry, to the manor and for Watson to keep an eye out for any suspicious actions. Immediately after arriving, Watson notices the queer occurrences at the estate and surrounding moors, and sends Holmes reports of what is going on concerning the life of Sir Henry. Will Holmes arrive in time to unravel the mystery, and who is responsible for Sir Charles' death and the attempted murder of Sir Henry? Is it Dr. Mortimer, neighbor Stapleton, butler Barryman, harmless old Frankland, a mysterious wild man, or is there a curse on the Baskerville family? Very good opening entry in the Rathbone-Bruce Holmes series (even though this film lacks qualities of any ongoing entries.) The film could have been a bit more darker and foreboding (the film does have a movie studio set feel) and have an ending with a little more confrontation to it, but it does provide for much fun. The romantic scenes with Greene and Barrie have little spark, but there are very good red herring performances by the cast, which is a plus for this movie. Rating, 8.