A Chinese Ghost Story

A Chinese Ghost Story

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1987-07-18
Genre:Fantasy, Action
Duration:95 min
Country:Hong Kong
Director:Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Actors:Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma, Lau Siu-Ming, David Lam Wai
Production:Cinema City, Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Productions

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.

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