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Jao Nang (1990)

Jao Nang poster
Genre
soap opera
Country
Thailand

How it feels

A period soap opera about a princess who suffers at the hands of a vengeful ghost from Thai folklore. Even after her death, she continues to be tormented by the evil spirit.

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What happens

Jao Nang, also known as The Princess's Terror (Thai: เจ้านาง; RTGS: Chao Nang), is a period horror Lakorn which originally aired in 1994 and became known among Thai viewers as the most frightening lakorn. It starred Chakkrit Amarat (จักรกฤษณ์ อำมะรัตน์) and Kavinna Suvannaprateep (กวินนา สุวรรณประทีป) in the leading roles. It tells the story of a misunderstood princess who was tortured even after death by the evil power of Phi Pop (ผีปอบ), a ghost of popular Thai folklore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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