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The Tao Exorcist
TAIWAN · 2026

The Tao Exorcist

Chiou Hau-jou
possession and supernatural evil dark rituals and occultism redemption and exorcism hidden family secrets corruption and cover-ups
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Synopsis

Late at night, a father throws his children into a kiln, muttering, “They’re no longer ours.” Their screams fade into the flames. Young exorcist Xiao Tuo suspects his classmate Nianqi is possessed, uncovering her stepfather Zhen-Kai’s use of dark rituals. As her siblings show disturbing behavior, Zhen-Kai plans a deadly purge. Xiao Tuo links the evil spirit to his own injured father, and together with Nianqi, uncovers a horrifying truth tied to a missing persons case from fifteen years ago.