Hong Kong A Chinese Ghost Story sits in the top 7% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #59 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
倩女幽魂
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.
The 1986–1988 Hong Kong Window
50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Chinese Ghost Story sits at position #3.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Chinese Ghost Story. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Cinema City
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Chinese Ghost Story premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #59 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #9 of 75 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Cinema City, Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | July 18, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0093978 |