• Trending
    • Certified Fresh & Verified Hot
    • TV Premier dates
    • New horror Movies
    • Best Movies of All Time
  • Movies
    • Movies In Theaters
    • Movies at Home
  • TV Shows
    • New TV
    • Most Popular TV
  • News
    • What to Watch
    • Guides
    • RT News
    • Awards
  • Games
    • Find Your Next Horror Watch
  • Video
  • Showtimes
  • Fanstore
  • About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Critics
  • Download the App Now
  • Logout
Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App New News Showtimes

A Chinese Ghost Story

Play trailer Poster for A Chinese Ghost Story 1988,  1h 38m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 70% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 86% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
70% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
In this martial arts film, Ning Choi-san (Leslie Cheung), a traveling tax collector, takes shelter for the night in an abandoned temple. When he meets the lovely maiden Nip Siu-sin (Tsu-hsien Wang), Ning immediately falls for her. Unfortunately, Ning later discovers that she is a ghost who is forced to serve a cruel demon, and he resolves to save her from the evil spirit. Enlisting the aid of Taoist warrior Yin Chek Hsia (Ma Wu), Ning ventures into a supernatural realm to save Nip's soul.
Watch on Fandango Stream Now

Where to Watch

A Chinese Ghost Story

Stream Prime Video AMC+

Watch A Chinese Ghost Story with a subscription on Prime Video, AMC+, rent on Fandango, or buy on Fandango.

Critics Reviews

View More
Walter Goodman New York Times Aug 30, 2004
The kick you get from all this will depend on how exciting you find explosive exhibitions of extraterrestrial exercises. Go to Full Review
Howard Waldstein CBR Jul 18, 2023
In this otherworldly fable of mythical proportions, the camera zooms and glides with glee, borrowing stylistically not just from xianxia, and wuxia, but Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Jun 6, 2007
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 31, 2005
2/5
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Jun 19, 2004
5/5
Nicolas Lacroix Showbizz.net Nov 16, 2002
4/5
Read all reviews
A Chinese Ghost Story

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Tony Ching Siu Tung

Director

Leslie Cheung

Ling Choi Sin

Joey Wong Cho-Yin

Lit Sin Seen

Dawei Hu

Actor

Wu Ma

Yin Chek Hsia

Wai Lam

Hsia-hou

More Like This

View All
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 74% 78% Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Watchlist Brewster McCloud 87% 82% Brewster McCloud Watchlist 6ixtynin9 94% 81% 6ixtynin9 Watchlist Benny's Video 62% 75% Benny's Video Watchlist Onibaba 90% 90% Onibaba Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

A Chinese Ghost Story

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In this martial arts film, Ning Choi-san (Leslie Cheung), a traveling tax collector, takes shelter for the night in an abandoned temple. When he meets the lovely maiden Nip Siu-sin (Tsu-hsien Wang), Ning immediately falls for her. Unfortunately, Ning later discovers that she is a ghost who is forced to serve a cruel demon, and he resolves to save her from the evil spirit. Enlisting the aid of Taoist warrior Yin Chek Hsia (Ma Wu), Ning ventures into a supernatural realm to save Nip's soul.
Director
Tony Ching Siu Tung
Producer
Hark Tsui
Screenwriter
Kai-Chi Yun
Distributor
Facets
Production Co
Film Workshop
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 16, 2020
Runtime
1h 38m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1), 35mm
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings