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A Chinese Ghost Story

Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. Unsurprisingly, no-one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up spending the night in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, who warns him to stay out of trouble, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love. Unfortunately, Hsiao-Tsing is a ghost, bound for all eternity by a hideous tree spirit with an incredibly long tongue that wraps itself round its victims and sucks out their life essence (or 'yang element')...

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Cast & Crew See All

Leslie Cheung
Ling Choi San
Joey Wang
Lip Siu Sin
Wu Ma
Swordsman Yin Chek Ha

Awards

  • 1987 - Best Film - - nominated
  • 1987 - Best Special Effects - - winner
  • 1988 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Picture - nominated
  • 1988 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Director - nominated

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