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1987 · Hong Kong SAR China

A Chinese Ghost Story

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Tonight at a glance

Runtime
95 min
Age rating
NR
Language
CN
Country
Hong Kong SAR China
Violence
Mild
Frights
Moderate

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • In CN — subtitles on.

The story

A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.

  • rescue
  • china
  • elope
  • monsters of the wild
  • hell storming
  • spirit
  • ghost story
  • ghost

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Written
Yuen Kai-Chi

Production

Rating
7.3 / 10 · 349 ratings
Studio
Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Productions, Cinema City Company Limited

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

If this stayed with you

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