Directed by Ching Siu-tung • 1987 • Hong Kong
Starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma
In this beloved cult-classic fantasy, a traveling tax collector (Leslie Cheung) short on funds opts to take shelter in a seemingly abandoned temple. He is surprised to discover a young woman (Joey Wang) there, and instantly falls for her beauty and grace. While every romance has its challenges, the tax collector gets more than he bargained for when he learns that the maiden is in fact a ghost forced into servitude by a demon. With the help of a brave warrior, the tax collector must brave the perils of a supernatural world in order to free his newfound love.
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A Chinese Ghost Story II
Directed by Ching Siu-tung • 1990 • Hong Kong
Starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Michelle ReisRomance, comedy, and extraordinary fantasy collide in this vibrant sequel to A CHINESE GHOST STORY, which finds our innocent tax-collector hero (Leslie Cheung) now falsely imprisoned. Upon escaping, he...
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A Chinese Ghost Story III
Directed by Ching Siu-tung • 1991 • Hong Kong
Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Joey WongThe dazzlingly imaginative A CHINESE GHOST STORY trilogy concludes with this sumptuous finale. In many ways a retelling of the original film’s story, A CHINESE GHOST STORY III sees Joey Wang repri...
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Evil Cat
Directed by Dennis Yu • 1987 • Hong Kong
Starring Lau Kar-leung, Tang Lai Ying, Mark ChengBonkers even by the anything-goes standards of Hong Kong genre cinema, this head-spinning killer-kitty horror comedy bursts with outrageous supernatural shenanigans and off-the-wall action. Every fifty yea...
