A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · 72% critics
A timid government collector takes shelter for the night in a remote temple and discovers it’s haunted. When he’s drawn into a forbidden romance with a mysterious spirit, he teams up with a wandering mystic to face undead threats and dark forces, risking everything to help her find peace.
Based on Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Also known as A Chinese Ghost Story Ⅰ · A.Chinese.Ghost.Story.I
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Details
- Original title
- 倩女幽魂
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-07-18
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (334 votes)
- Box office
- $3,783,972
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a wild mix of romance, comedy, spooky fantasy, and swordplay that stays sincere even when it gets outrageous; Not for you if you dislike broad humor or wire-fu style action like Swordsman.
Pros: genre-blending fun; spooky atmosphere; imaginative monsters | Cons: uneven humor; slow early stretch; dated effects
Themes
- rescue
- china
- elope
- monsters of the wild
- hell storming
- spirit
- ghost story
- ghost
Cast & crew
Leslie Cheung
as Ling Choi-san
Joey Wong
as Lip Siu Sin
Wu Ma
as Swordsman Yin Chek-ha
Lau Siu-Ming
as Tree Demon
David Lam Wai
as Swordsman Hsia Hou
Fanny Sit Chi-Lun
as Siu Ching
David Wu
as Secretary Chiu
Wong Jing
as Judge
Huang Ha
as Boss at Tavern
Sze Mei-Yee
as Sells Paintings
Directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung