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.
Other Titles From Film Workshop
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.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |