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
00:07:08 Don't advantage from me!
00:10:23 The fire cannot go out.
00:13:53 Do you always keep so close while talking?
00:22:19 Why am I still in water?
00:27:28 Fellowmen? Nonsense!
00:33:32 You scared me. What do you want?
00:38:11 I came because I heard the Lute sounds.
00:40:18 Try it on.
00:44:06 That's me!
00:46:25 The way of Life
00:49:18 Don't forget, I'll get married in days.
00:53:17 The bearded guy killed your sister. Let’s report.
00:55:21 Get Liu!
00:57:04 Pay double!
01:00:40 So much the better.
01:04:24 That old woman forced me to
01:08:17 Tsing!
01:12:21 Are you mad? You know she's harmful.
01:15:02 Follow me closely!
01:18:28 You're wasting the time!
01:21:50 Tsing...
01:26:30 Tsing!
01:31:22 And the path and I go on
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,037
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:31:22
Production Record
DirectorTony Ching Siu-Tung
LanguageChinese
Budget$1,250,000
IMDb votes11,587