A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
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| Directed by | Andrew Chen |
| Produced by | Tsui Hark |
| Written by | Tsui Hark |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Running time | 84 mins |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese, English, Mandarin |
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (Chinese: 小倩) is the first Chinese animated feature film from Hong Kong. It was produced by the Tsui Hark Film Workshop. It is also referred to as "Xiao Qian", "Little Pretty", "Chinese Ghost Story Xiao Qian".
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[edit] Background
The production time lasted 4 years with computer CGI being used as graphical enhancements. It was debuted at the Toronto Film Festival[1]. The story is loosely based on the ancient Chinese literature Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. It was later translated to English by VIZ Media.
[edit] Story
Tax collector Ning wanders the land with his pet dog Solid Gold grieving over his lost love Siu Lan. Along the way, he runs into interesting characters such as ghostbuster Red Beard, White Cloud and Ten Miles. Ning ends up being targeted the antagonist Madame Trunk, who enlists Siu Sin to bring her Ning’s soul.
[edit] Characters
| Name | Cantonese Voiced by | Mandarin Voiced by |
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| Ning | Jan Lamb | Nicky Wu |
| Siu Sin / Shine | Anita Yuen | Sylvia Chang |
| Lan | Vivian Lai | Linda Wong Hing |
| Solid Gold | Tsui Hark | |
| Ten Miles | Eric Kot | Tommy So Yau Pan |
| White Cloud | Raymond Wong | Sammo Hung |
| Red Beard | James Wong Jim | Lee Li-Chun |
| Butterfly | Charlie Yeung | Liu Jo-Ying |
| Madame Trunk | Kelly Chen | Yon Fan |
| Mountain Evil | Jordan Chan | Lo Ta-Yu |
| Fu | Ronald Cheng |
[edit] Awards
- Won the best animated film award in the 1998 Asia Pacific Film Festival.
- Won the "golden horse" award in the 1997 Golden Horse Film Festival
- Won the "film of merit" award in the 1998 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.
