Ghost of the Mirror
1974 · 93 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 81 VOTES · DIR. Sung Tsun Shou
Overview
Adapted from a Tang Dynasty fantasy tale, Sung Chuen-sau used the story of a scholar meeting a female ghost at night, but emphasised neither the killing nor horror but the literary and romantic elements. Scholar Chan (Shih Chun) stays in a remote mansion outside the city. People often fall into the mansion’s well for no apparent reason. Chan looks into it. Later, he sees the girl from the well, Susu (Brigitte Lin), waving to him. She begins to wait on him nightly. Susu was from a wealthy family, but was running away from bandits during wartime, and committed suicide by jumping into the well rather than be caught. After her death, her spirit was controlled by Du Long (Pai Lin). Du Long has forced her many times to harm Chan, but she never has the heart to carry it through. Chan’s pity for her soon becomes love. He goes into the well to retrieve an old bronze mirror, and eventually succeeds in freeing Susu. In the end, to rescue Chan, Susu fights with Du Long and they destroy each other.
Dialogue Timeline — 615 lines
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00:03:18 Wait
00:05:34 that I have to copy scripture at a quiet place
00:07:17 We go to other place
00:11:42 Ching, get some water here
00:18:19 He also has to bath and burn incense
00:19:31 The master would die even we get people
00:24:33 Who?
00:27:37 Young noble...
00:29:43 I can't stop in the middle
00:35:02 You better go
00:41:13 It's strange, you didn't let me go
00:48:44 so he come here to get you
00:50:03 Are you bewitched?
00:56:28 Now you are lively
01:01:00 I don't know
01:04:06 I would like to serve you but I am scared.
01:06:58 What are you looking for?
01:08:54 You are too tired. You better go to bed
01:11:40 then we think a good plan
01:16:26 My son is copying scripture
01:18:07 OK, if you are good to my son
01:21:56 I have copied 99 times
01:24:38 What?
01:27:19 As far as I know