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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Jul 18, 1987 · 1h 35m

7.3/10 TMDB user score
360 votes on TMDB

Old Evil is coming to collect the bride.

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.

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Top cast

  • Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing Ling Choi-san
  • Joey Wong Joey Wong Lip Siu Sin
  • Wu Ma Wu Ma Swordsman Yin Chek-ha
  • Lau Siu-ming Lau Siu-ming Tree Demon
  • David Lam Wai David Lam Wai Swordsman Hsia Hou
  • Fanny Sit Chi-Lun Fanny Sit Chi-Lun Siu Ching
  • David Wu David Wu Secretary Chiu
  • Wong Jing Wong Jing Judge
  • Huang Ha Huang Ha Boss at Tavern
  • Sze Mei-Yee Sze Mei-Yee Sells Paintings
  • Chiang Kam Chiang Kam Policeman
  • Yeung Yau-Cheung Yeung Yau-Cheung Sells Charms

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