Pu Songling

Nie Xiaoqian was betrayed and died with hatred. She turned into a ghost after death and was imprisoned in Lanruo Temple. Ning Sheng went to Capital to take examination and stayed here, and accidentally saved Xiaoqian.

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.

When the white fox spirit falls for a naïve mortal girl, his loyalties are tested in the clash between humans and demons.

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Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian- A man shows no signs of repentance and continues to flirt even after he is married. Judge Lu- Judge Lu's magical powers help Zhu to get top marks in the Imperial Examinations. Lotus the Fairy-A student is blinded in an attempt to save a lotus fairy from a sorcerer.

A weak and hungry old man begs for a pear from a fruit peddler, but the peddler refuses and rejects him. A little boy bravely steps forward and spends his last coin to buy a pear for the old man. Finally, a magical form of justice emerges from the ground.

Nie Xiaoqian was betrayed and died with hatred. She turned into a ghost after death and was imprisoned in Lanruo Temple. Ning Sheng went to Capital to take examination and stayed here, and accidentally saved Xiaoqian.

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.

When the white fox spirit falls for a naïve mortal girl, his loyalties are tested in the clash between humans and demons.

No synopsis available yet.

Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian- A man shows no signs of repentance and continues to flirt even after he is married. Judge Lu- Judge Lu's magical powers help Zhu to get top marks in the Imperial Examinations. Lotus the Fairy-A student is blinded in an attempt to save a lotus fairy from a sorcerer.

A weak and hungry old man begs for a pear from a fruit peddler, but the peddler refuses and rejects him. A little boy bravely steps forward and spends his last coin to buy a pear for the old man. Finally, a magical form of justice emerges from the ground.

Based on a short story found in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling (1640–1715)

Based on Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio".