A Chinese Ghost Story Movie (1987): Where to watch and stream online

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You can stream A Chinese Ghost Story on: Apple TV Store and YouTube Movies

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987, Movie, 1h 35min

In this beloved cult-classic fantasy, a traveling tax collector (Leslie Cheung) short on funds opts to take shelter in a seemingly abandoned temple. He is surprised to discover a young woman (Joey Wang) there, and instantly falls for her beauty and grace. While every romance has its challenges, the tax collector gets more than he bargained for when he learns that the maiden is in fact a ghost forced into servitude by a demon. With the help of a brave warrior, the tax collector must brave the perils of a supernatural world in order to free his newfound love.

Country: Hong Kong

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Reviews

Critic Justin Bowyer

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Blending every genre under the sun into a film that feels like a permanent sugar rush, this action horror classic was perfecting wire-fu long before Western audiences knew what it was.

Read full review at Empire

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Chinese Ghost Story include Castle in the Sky, Mutant War, Ghostbusters II, Red Sonja, Ghostbusters, Batman Returns.