A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

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Old Evil is coming to collect the bride.

A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.

• Released: 1987-07-18
• Genres: Fantasy, Action
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 356 votes

Directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung.

Top cast

• Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing as Ling Choi-san
• Joey Wong as Lip Siu Sin
• Wu Ma as Swordsman Yin Chek-ha
• Lau Siu-ming as Tree Demon
• David Lam Wai as Swordsman Hsia Hou
• Fanny Sit Chi-Lun as Siu Ching
• David Wu as Secretary Chiu
• Wong Jing as Judge
• Huang Ha as Boss at Tavern
• Sze Mei-Yee as Sells Paintings

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Chinese Ghost Story

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Criterion Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, WeTV; watch free on Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex
• India: stream on WeTV
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder Apple TV channel, WeTV; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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