A Chinese Ghost Story

A Chinese Ghost Story

Year: 1987

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung

FantasyActionHorrorEpic heroesIntense combat and martial arts

An inexperienced imperial tax collector, sent by the government, spends a night in a cursed temple where the ancient evil seeks his intended bride. He falls for a beautiful ghostly woman, then, aided by a powerful Daoist swordsman, battles undead hordes, confronts a sinister Tree Demoness, and descends into hellish pits to rescue the spirit he loves.

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