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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Unrated

98 min |Action, Fantasy, Horror

A debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a female ghost, whom he falls in love with. To save her soul he must work with a monk to defeat the tree demon who owns her spirit.

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Director

Siu-Tung Ching

Writers

Songling Pu (novel) |Kai-Chi Yuen (as Kai-Chi Yun)

Producers

Claudie Jan Chung (producer) (as Claudie Chung Jan) |Hark Tsui (produced by) (as Tsui Hark)

Composers

Romeo Díaz (original music by) |James Wong (original music by)

Cinematographers

Moon-Tong Lau (as Putang Liu, Tom Lau) |Ga-Ko Lee |Sander Lee |Hang-Sang Poon |Wing-Hang Wong (as Yongheng Huang)

Editor

David Wu

Production Designer

Chung-Man Yee

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Release date

Mar 23, 1988 (United States)

Awards

12 wins & 15 nominations

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Leslie Cheung primary photo Leslie CheungLing Choi San Ling Choi San See fewer Days of Being Wild (1990)
Joey Wang primary photo Joey WangLip Siu Sin (as Tsu-hsien Wang) Lip Siu Sin (as Tsu-hsien Wang) See fewer A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
Wu Ma primary photo Wu MaSwordsman Yin Chek Ha Swordsman Yin Chek Ha See fewer Righting Wrongs (1986)
Wai Lam primary photo Wai LamSwordsman Hsia Hou Swordsman Hsia Hou See fewer Long Arm of the Law (1984)
Siu-Ming Lau primary photo Siu-Ming Lau Tree Devil Tree Devil See fewer Re-cycle (2006)
Zhilun Xue primary photo Zhilun Xue Siu Ching Siu Ching See fewer Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
Jing Wong primary photo Jing WongJudge (as Jing Wang) Judge (as Jing Wang) See fewer Color of the Loyalty (2005)
David Wu primary photo David WuSecretary Chiu (as Dawei Hu) Secretary Chiu (as Dawei Hu) See fewer Hard Boiled (1992)
Huang Ha primary photo Huang HaBoss at Tavern (as Ha Huang) Boss at Tavern (as Ha Huang) See fewer Drunken Master (1978)
Yau Cheung Yeung primary photo Yau Cheung Yeung Charm Seller Charm Seller See fewer Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
Mei-Yee Sze primary photo Mei-Yee SzePaintings Seller Paintings Seller See fewer Black Mask (1996)
Kam Cheung primary photo Kam CheungPoliceman (as Kam Chiang) Policeman (as Kam Chiang) See fewer Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)

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