A Chinese Ghost Story III
1991 1h 44m movie Film Hong Kong

A Chinese Ghost Story III

倩女幽魂III:道道道

“The final battle between god and evil.”

Synopsis

倩女幽魂III:道道道

“The final battle between god and evil.”

Having slept for a century, the monstrous Tree Devil is now awaken and starts finding lost souls again. One stormy night, a wise High Priest and his student Fong pass by the Orchid Temple and realize that it is haunted. Fong encounters two evil spirits, the seductive Lotus and her hated sister Butterfly in the temple. Although Fong knows his master wants to capture them, he finds himself being attracted by them so he sets them free. The monks stay at the temple has to be prolonged since Fong carelessly loses the valuable Gold Buddha. Later on, they come to a corrupt local town, while the High Priest meets Yin by chance and a series of misunderstandings evolve. Meanwhile, Fong encounters Lotus again and finds himself falling in love with her.

The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window

73 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Chinese Ghost Story III sits at position #36.

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    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990

  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992

  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992

  4. Bullet in the Head
    #4

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  5. Song of the Exile
    #5

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  6. Days of Being Wild
    #6

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990

  7. Center Stage
    #7

    Center Stage

    ★ 7.3 · 1991

  8. Once Upon a Time in China
    #8

    Once Upon a Time in China

    ★ 7.2 · 1991

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The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Chinese Ghost Story III premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
74
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #416 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #274 of 516 (top 53%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Film Workshop
Runtime 1h 44m
Release Date July 18, 1991
IMDb tt0102932

Themes & Motifs

  • temple
  • hiking
  • fate
  • debt
  • spirit
  • storm

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