A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 11,587 VOTES · DIR. Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,037 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:41 The path of Life
00:07:07 You have all my money!
00:09:31 You may come upon them when it's dark.
00:13:46 What? It really has a tiger?
00:21:49 I can't, you're too heavy!
00:27:18 I'm hiding in this hellish place
00:33:15 Have you really lived in Ian Ro Temple?
00:36:33 I can hardly breath.
00:40:05 He's a bit old.
00:43:36 Ning!
00:45:56 You won't get fund.
00:48:32 Let’s go on to the temple.
00:51:52 Don't follow me!
00:55:02 I really saw him.
00:56:31 You've to protect me. He's a murderer.
00:59:00 See for yourself!
01:03:26 I had no choice.
01:06:02 Why doesn't it work?
01:10:23 Ning Tsai-shen!
01:13:37 and a human in front of a ghost
01:17:12 Don't wreak havoc anymore.
01:20:31 Hurry up!
01:24:08 Find another exit.
01:28:53 Can't see you once before we apart.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,037
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:28:53
Production Record
DirectorTony Ching Siu-Tung
LanguageChinese
Budget$1,250,000
IMDb votes11,587