Hong Kong Synopsis
聊齋艷譚
Three vixens have meditated for 1,000 years to able to shed their animal natures and become human. For the final month of their rigors, they have moved near a village where women pray to a god of fertility. One sister visits the god's temple and thinks lustful thoughts. As she leaves, a priest confronts her, warning of dire consequences and of demons that will try to stop the vixens' transformation. Soon, the youngest sister saves a poor scholar from bandits and becomes enamored of him. Each sister visits him, and before long, the youth has made love to all three. After they invite him to stay with them, the playfulness takes a scary turn. Where can they turn for help?
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 69% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (100th percentile) outruns review volume (69th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Fantasy + Drama in Hong Kong
15 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Erotic Ghost Story itself).
Other Titles From Diagonal Pictures
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Erotic Ghost Story holds position #38 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Erotic Ghost Story premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 296th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #420 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #37 of 75 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Diagonal Pictures, Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | May 19, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0100014 |