Feng Shui

Feng Shui

Year: 2004

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: Tagalog

Director: Chito S. Roño

DramaThrillerHorror

After finding a mysterious Feng Shui amulet, Joy experiences a rapid run of lucky coincidences that seem to solve her problems. The good fortune soon proves to be a curse, bringing death along with the blessings. Determined to save her family, Joy must break the deadly cycle before it consumes them.

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1

Bagua discovered and introduced

Joy Ramirez discovers a bagua mirror inside a package left on a bus. She shows the mirror at Aling Biring's bakery, where the baker explains that she should keep it and display it to invite good luck for her household as per feng shui. The encounter hints the mirror may carry unseen consequences.

Day of discovery Aling Biring's bakery
2

Mirror placed; luck takes effect

Joy returns home and places the bagua at their front door. Soon afterward, her friend Alice helps secure a promotion for her and Joy also wins a prize at the supermarket, as if luck is following the mirror's presence. The sequence marks the start of a string of fortunate events.

Next day Joy's home (front door)
3

Newspaper omen: Evart and the Rabbit year

The next day, Joy reads a local newspaper revealing Evart Mendoza, the man who left the mirror, was run over by a Rabbit Liner bus. She learns that Evart was born in the year of the Rabbit, linking him to the omen. The article intensifies the sense that the bagua curses are tied to birth years.

Next day Joy's home (newspaper)
4

Aling Biring’s death and Rat year

Joy later finds out that Aling Biring died from leptospirosis. Biring’s birth year is the Rat, which deepens the pattern that fortune and fate are linked to zodiac years. The revelation adds a darker layer to the mirror's influence.

Shortly after Aling Biring's bakery
5

Neighborhood danger surfaces: Nestor’s murder

Denton’s friend Billy warns of suspicious events around the neighborhood, including Mang Nestor’s stabbing at a cockfight brawl. Nestor was born in the year of the Rooster, reinforcing the recurring year-based fate motif. The warning escalates the sense that the bagua draws danger to Joy’s household.

Soon after Cockfight brawl
6

Ghosts haunt Joy’s home

Joy is haunted by the ghosts of Nestor, Biring, Evart, and a mysterious woman. The apparitions stalk her house, turning the living space into a haunted stage. The haunting marks the bagua’s tangible threat to Joy and her family.

That night Joy's home
7

Lily recounts the bagua’s history

Joy visits Evart’s widow Lily to learn the mirror’s history. Lily explains how the bagua brought prosperity but always preceded a death, including her husband’s, after he tried to dispose of the mirror. She urges Joy to return the mirror, but Joy refuses.

A few days later Lily's home
8

Inheritance exposes a snake-foreshadowing

After Joy inherits from a late client, her husband Inton and their children discover the corpse of a local security guard who had looked into the bagua earlier. The guard dies of a snakebite, revealing he was born in the year of the Snake. The discovery sharpens the sense that each fortune comes with a deadly price.

Soon after inheritance Joy's home
9

Geomancer reveals the bagua’s dark past

Joy, Alice, and their psychic friend Thelma consult geomancer Hsui Liao. He explains the bagua’s origin in Shanghai and the Lotus Feet tragedy that cursed the mirror, taking the soul of anyone who sees their reflection in it. The lore provides a chilling framework for the ongoing deaths.

Shortly after the guard’s death Hsui Liao's location
10

Alice becomes the next victim

Alice, born in the year of the Horse, is assaulted by a drunk neighbor and dies after falling from a window onto crates of Red Horse Beer bottles. The death confirms the mirror’s deadly touch and the price of luck. Joy’s suspicion about her husband’s affair grows as the danger closes in on her circle.

After the backstory Alice's residence
11

Desperate attempts to end the curse

Joy’s family begins to be haunted more intensely and they attempt to destroy the mirror, but Alice’s spirit blocks their efforts. The family is driven to flee as the hauntings mount. The bagua’s curse is established as a cycle that demands a heavy toll.

Following Alice’s death Joy's home
12

A plan to end the curse and a devastating delay

Hsui Liao calls Joy with instructions to end the curse by rejecting luck and destroying the bagua. A sudden accident injures Billy, and Joy realizes Inton is the next target when she notices her blood type matches Billy’s. She hurries to warn Inton and Dina but arrives too late.

Same day Joy's home / motel
13

Tragic murder at the motel

Dina and Inton are murdered by Dina’s husband Louie at a motel; Louie bears a dog tattoo, marking him as born in the year of the Dog. The killings underscore the reach of the curse into Joy’s surviving circle. Joy confronts the consequences of attempting to intervene too late.

Shortly after the call Motel
14

The ending: destruction and a chilling afterimage

Joy destroys the bagua in a final bid to end the curse. Thelma arrives with Denton and Ingrid, and Joy believes the danger is over, only to realize that her husband and children were killed in a road accident earlier, seen in a later vision. A final shot shows a neighboring couple moving in and their twin daughters discovering the restored bagua, with the Lotus Lady watching from a window.

End of story Joy's home; neighboring house

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