Chinese Ghost Story Page #2

Synopsis: Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. Unsurprisingly, no-one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up spending the night in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, who warns him to stay out of trouble, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love. Unfortunately, Hsiao-Tsing is a ghost, bound for all eternity by a hideous tree spirit with an incredibly long tongue that wraps itself round its victims and sucks out their life essence (or 'yang element')...
Director(s): Siu-Tung Ching
Production: Cinema City & Film Company
  11 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
UNRATED
Year:
1987
98 min
194 Views


Ghost? He must be kidding.

Where's my lower portion?

Damn big beard! Where have

you put it?

Your lower portion? Isn't it

connected to your upper portion?

Don't talk nonsense!

Take it!

He's incoherent. No point

in helping him.

It's illegible anyway,

I'll fill it in myself.

Have you really lived in

Lan Ro Temple?

It clearly shows 70 tales.

Pay up.

Take it.

Thank you.

Inn keeper!

You scared me. What do you want?

I was scared too.

Excuse me, excuse me...

Hsiao Tsing!

Hsiao Tsing!

Can you hear me?

Stop.

Did you hear me, stop!

Don't go!

Who said that? Who did?

Let me see who's a wanted convict.

Don't you listen I said stop?

That man of taste is here again.

Boss!

Why are you here again?

Boss, where's that painting

''The girl washing hair''?

I'll get it for you at once.

Boss, what are you doing?

Why's it missing? No one

has ever asked for it.

Well, come again tomorrow.

I promise I'll find it for you.

Well, I'll come again

tomorrow.

How could all 3 lanterns

be blown out?

When the wolf comes,

see how I'd cope with you.

Can't you see the Yellow River's water,

keeps flowing into the sea

without returning?

Can't you see the mourning of those,

with grey hair before the mirror?

Don't face the moonlight

without a drink.

Can't you see the Yellow River's water,

keeps flowing into the sea

without returning?

Can't you see the mourning of those,

with grey hair before the mirror?

Don't face the moonlight without a drink.

Give and spend and God will send.

Understand the bible,

and you have the sword for ten years

Then you've the credits.

I scare to leak out

If you stay, then I'll go.

I can hardly breath.

Why is there no wolf?

The wolf's coming!

Nieh Hsiao Tsing...

Hsiao Tsing...

Open the door, Hsiao Tsing!

Why are you here?

I came because I heard the

lute sounds.

Come in quick!

You can't come here.

I'm leaving tomorrow,

I must say goodbye!

Tomorrow?

Yes, but I'll try to come

to see you.

Don't!

Someone's coming!

She has a sharp nose.

Hide under the water, &

she can't smell you.

In the water again?

Sister Tsing!

I know the matron's waiting

impatiently.

I'll go out after I've made

up.

Tramp!

You're hiding a man!

I am not!

Don't deny it!

Here's the proof!

See for yourself.

Why have you written such stuff?

You obviously do that in

defiance of my order.

I must punish you.

You b*tch!

Don't forget the ordeal

you suffered!

Do as I tell you or I'll

destroy your ashes,

and you'll evaporate like

thin air.

Tonight...

get me a living being...

to increase my vitality,

and lengthen my span of life

You'll be forgiven

for this first offence.

Bring medicine for your sister.

Yes.

You've been betrothed to Lord Black.

In three days you'll be his wife!

He's a bit old.

But he's not good-natured.

When he flares up,

even we can't control him.

After you marry him,

you'll never return.

Hsiao Tsing!

Yes!

Try it on.

Your bridal dress.

Come here and have a look.

Seems there's some sort of smell.

The smell of a living man.

My dress is torn.

Why are you so careless?

I must wash my hand!

Ching, let me help you.

Thank you!

Don't mention it.

Why are you doing that?

Sorry.

Don't keep offending her.

I didn't mean to.

You haven't cleaned up yet.

You did it on purpose, I give up.

Take it off so I can mend it

Tsing, what are you doing?

I must take a bath before

going out!

If not I can't get you a living.

Good girl.

Ching, learn from her.

I won't let you down tonight

Come!

Hurry up!

this room will be yours.

Dress up! I won't look at you!

Come!

You...

Go!

I've a lot to tell you!

Go to the temple first!

I'll wait you there!

Yes!

Ning!

Why are you so speedy?

It's faster coming down!

Are you alright?

Do you like this picture?

Give it to you.

The picture?

How do you get this?

My father asked to draw

it a year ago.

Just found it 2 days before.

That's me!

Keep it as seeing me.

You sound like we'll never

meet again.

Yes! I'll marry the old monster,

in 3 days time.

You're not willing to.

Go away if you want to.

Let me go. It's dawn.

It's better, then we can go.

Let me off.

I won't if you don't go with me.

Release me!

Tsing!

You beggar, how can you save me?

Don't day dream.

You want my money.

I see so many of your kind.

I won't be tricked.

How can you say this?

If you don't go, I'll ask

someone to fetch you.

Ok, l go!

Take care!

Mister!

I can't find the picture!

I saw the girl.

Forget her. She died a year ago!

It's pouring, go and find a shelter!

Don't curse her.

Keep by my side.

You're totally wet!

Don't superstitions!

Don't go away!

Who's shouting?

I'm not a wanted convict.

Grab the shouting one.

You won't get fund.

Get him first.

The world is so cool.

The bearded man is a killer.

Is she dangerous?

Help me get on my feet.

Beware, don't let my new

gown get wet.

You can't affort it.

I'm coming to save you.

My mom will punish me,

I wet my clothes.

The way of life

The way...

The spoken ''way'' is not ''way''

Of haven and earth,

Of humang and swards

Of evil and good,

This way, that way, every which way

Say that their way, is the only way

Bah. Tehah, hah!

All bullshit,

This way, that way, is still not the way

Ha! Ha!

The way of flowers and tea, Ha!

Of life and death,

Of density and intensity,

Of light and heat,

Of evil spirits

Of people committing crimes

Of bad ones in power! Ha!

I find my own way

I seek

My way!

Leaving?

Tsing...!

Tsing...!

So windy!

Ning!

What happened to your eyes?

The fool punches on me!

Who?

Kneel down!

What are you doing?

It's pouring!

It doesn't matter, I always get wet.

Let's go on to the temple.

You are in danger.

That bearded guy is a killer

Come in first.

I'm coming back to tell you.

It's dripping.

Come!

Are you back to rescue me?

I miss you!

The seller said the girl died already.

Don't mention this now.

Don't forget, I'll get married in days.

Dawn, please do not come

Let the dream-like night

last forever.

Let this moment of truth

follow this moving love

and command the soul to come in.

Please ask dawn not to come ever again.

This romantic feeling now,

puts me out of this world

The warmth in that breeze

sends love through the cold rains.

Quietly let this

fervent love break through

Do not let the red sun

put us apart

This langourous night

do not change

Please command dawn

not to show itself again

The dream we are in now

can never happen again

It's also in the picture.

Give it back to me.

lt sounds beautiful.

Give it back to me.

You run so fast?

Go!

Why you get up set?

It's important to you.

I don't mean this.

Tell you the truth. I'm not a human.

Don't say that.

l'm not if you don't.

l'll take responsibility

for the thing we did.

Don't follow me!

Go to find the bearded guy.

He's a murderer, I'll get killed.

You'll die!

Tsing!

Tsing!

Don't follow me.

You can't go!

Where's Tsing?

Tsing?

I'm not coming for you.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Songling Pu

All Songling Pu scripts | Songling Pu Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Chinese Ghost Story" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 Nov. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/chinese_ghost_story_5476>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Chinese Ghost Story

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What is the purpose of a "beat sheet" in screenwriting?
    A To provide camera directions
    B To describe the setting in detail
    C To write character dialogues
    D To outline major plot points