A Chinese Ghost Story

Jul 18, 1987

1h 36m

★ 7.3

Old Evil is coming to collect the bride.

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Action

Production Companies

Cinema City

Film Workshop

Golden Princess Film Production Ltd.

A Chinese Ghost Story Trailers

Cast

Ling Choi-san

Leslie Cheung

Lip Siu Sin

Joey Wong

Swordsman Yin Chek-ha

Wu Ma

Tree Demon

Lau Siu-Ming

Swordsman Hsia Hou

David Lam Wai

Siu Ching

Fanny Sit

Secretary Chiu

David Wu

Judge

Wong Jing

Boss at Tavern

Huang Ha

Sells Paintings

Sze Mei-Yee

Policeman

Chiang Kam

Sells Charms

Yeung Yau-Cheung

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