Film • Jul 18, 1987
A Chinese Ghost Story


Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love.
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 18, 1987 (38 years ago)
- Alias
- Sien nui yau wan
- Language
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Themes
- Wuxia
- Origin
- Hong Kong
- Companies
- Cinema City, Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Ltd.
Cast
Scores
- Average Score
- 75.4%
FilmAffinity
- 67%
IMDb
- 73%
Letterboxd
- 75%
MyDramaList
- 76%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low >
- Violence
- Moderate >
- Profanity
- None >
- Algohol & Drugs
- None >
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate >
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