#792. A Chinese Ghost Story
- Year: 1987
- Country: Hong Kong
- Language: Cantonese
- Production: Film Workshop, Cinema City, 98m
- Director: Ching Siu-Tung
- Producer: Tsui Hark
- Screenplay: Yun Kai-chi, from book by Pu Songling
- Photography: Poon Hang-sang, Tom Lau, Sander Lee, Horace Wong
- Music: Romeo Díaz, James Wong, David Wu
- Cast: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma
- Blog Club Rating: 6.8/10
Abridged Book Description[]
When it comes to fantasy filmmaking, Hong Kong can make Hollywood look imaginatively bankrupt. This 1987 cult classic suggests a combination of Sam Raimi, Jean Cocteau, Georges Méliès, and Tim Burton. it's a ghost story that is also a love story, a sword-and-sorcery tale, and a comedy... This picture is gorgeous to look at, especially in the velvety nocturnal sequences when skeletons stir, spirits come out to play, and it seems anything can happen and probably will.