A Chinese Ghost Story
“Old Evil is coming to collect the bride.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 51, rated by 1 admin.
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A timid tax collector falls for a ghost and enters a world of swordplay, demons and perilous romantic obligations. The supernatural spectacle has real craft, while his obliviousness gives the adventure an affectionate comic centre. A lively fantasy companion to the more ramshackle films on the shelf.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 2.5/10
- Plot
- 7/10
- Effects
- 2.5/10
- Dialogue
- 5.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“Tax collection was the easy part of the assignment.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 51
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1987
- Directed by
- Tony Ching Siu-tung
- Running time
- 95 min
- Original title
- 倩女幽魂
Starring
- Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing 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
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 30421.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review credits Leslie Cheung's comic obliviousness within the supernatural adventure.
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