| A Chinese Ghost Story | |
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| Traditional | 倩女幽魂 |
| Simplified | 倩女幽魂 |
| Mandarin | Qiàn Nǚ Yōu Hún |
| Cantonese | Sin6 Neoi5 Jau1 Wan4 |
| Directed by | Wilson Yip |
| Produced by | Lai Jun-kei Xu Jianhai |
| Screenplay by | Charcoal Tan |
| Story by | Pu Songling |
| Starring | Louis Koo Liu Yifei Yu Shaoqun Kara Hui Louis Fan Wang Danyi Li |
| Music by | Ronald Ng |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
| Editing by | Cheung Ka-fai |
| Studio | Golden Sun Films |
| Distributed by | Golden Sun Films (Hong Kong, International) Huaxia Film Distribution Company (China) |
| Release date(s) | 21 April 2011 (Singapore) 22 April 2011 (China) 28 April 2011 (Hong Kong) |
| Country | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
A Chinese Ghost Story, alternatively known as A Chinese Fairy Tale, is a 2011 film directed by Wilson Yip and starring Louis Koo, Liu Yifei, Yu Shaoqun, Kara Hui, Louis Fan, and Wang Danyi Li. The film is adapted from one of the tales in Pu Songling's Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, a collection of supernatural stories set in ancient China.
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Many years ago, Yan Chixia aspired to become an excellent demon hunter, so he chose Black Hill as his place of training and fulfilling his dream. At that time, Yan was still young, and in the old Black Hill lived several demons and spirits who have existed even longer than the hill itself. Although these creatures lead a simple and primitive lifestyle, they are enshrouded in a strong aura of death and killing.
Yan Chixia participates in battle after battle against the demons and spirits. The villagers in the vicinity are fearful of entering Black Hill and a nearby Lanruo Temple. Yan's sword and skill become more powerful and he is confident that he can defeat everything, until that day, he meets her and a tragedy begins. Many years later, all the rivers around the hill are hit by a serious drought and the villagers are forced to find a new water source on the haunted hill. It is here where human civilization meets primeval demons and a romance starts between a young scholar and a female ghost.
A Chinese Ghost Story (2011) is regarded as a remake of the 1987 film of the same title directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark. The end credits mention that the film is dedicated to the memory of the late actor-musician Leslie Cheung, who starred as Ning Choi-san (Ning Caichen) in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). Besides, the song played in the end credits is the theme song of A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), which was performed by Leslie Cheung.
The China Post gave the film a negative review of two stars out of five, stating that in comparison to the original film, A Chinese Ghost Story (2011) was "in the same spirit as the original so to speak, it seems to be targeted at a younger audience brought up on Hollywood movies, perhaps he hopes the film will be Hong Kong's answer to Twilight."[1]