Chinese Ghost Story Page #4

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
182 Views


on the way to the town.

I can't make it without your help.

Swordsman Yen, I beg you.

Help me bringing her ashes back.

Give her a chance.

Please!

On your feet!

I stand up,

because I hate to go with

those mean people.

So I hide in this temple.

I pretend to be a ghost in

front of a man,

and a human in front of a ghost,

and now I don't know if I'm

a man or a ghost.

I'm not a swordsman.

Ridiculous!

What so funny!

I don't want to be a man.

But Tsing wants to reincarnation.

Don't say that!

The most important is to

get out here.

I don't understand all those

nonsense!

Alright, I promise you!

I find it!

Why so much?

How strange!

Which one?

No time to sort out now.

Take them away!

Where should we put the Sutra?

In the satchel!

No, keep it to make the

spirits follow us.

Follow me closely!

I can't, you're riding too fast!

We're in rush.

Swordsman Yen, something wrong!

Why are we still at the same old place?

Must have to do with those evil spirits.

What then?

We must get out of the

before it's dark.

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi!

Follow me.

Someone's celebrating!

Inn keeper!

Why is it deserted?

All gone to hell!

What?

What are you doing?

We want to stay the night.

Follow me!

You can go!

Don't come out!

Tsing, come out if you're

among them.

Master, looking for me?

Master, looking for us?

No sign of Tsing.

Maybe the wrong ashes!

Get back your things and vanish.

Don't wreak havoc anymore.

Thank you!

Vanish.

Last chance.

Now this is the last.

Tsing, come out, if it's you!

Come out!...

Master, looking for me?

A male! No chance!

Why do you keep calling me?

It's the waiter.

You scare me!

Damn! Why did you appear

so abruptly?

Get out!

Tsing!

Ning Tsai-shen!

Tsing!

Thank you for serving my life!

Well...! Stand up!...

Don't be formal. We're friends.

You're wasting the time!

I'll replace 2 horses for

the journey tomorrow.

What a pair of lovers!

That's his style!

It's frosty all over the lake.

Time flies like which goes grey.

Facing the moon alone,

I need companion.

Lovebirds fare better than fairies.

This picture will be the

only thing I left.

I'll keep it forever.

We must at the town

tomorrow evening,

if not I couldn't reincarnation.

You should be happy for me.

What a chance for you.

But we must part before dawn,

and forever.

Heavens! Don't ever get dark

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi.

Evil in the air!

Blood bun?

A ghost wedding.

Stop moping! This inn is haunted.

Pack up and get out of here.

I go and get the golden pagoda.

Hurry up!

Oh, I forgot the painting!

Get it when day breaks.

Ning Tsai-shen!

Today's a good day in hell.

They must've got Tsing back.

Old Evil is coming to

collect the bride.

Scholar, it seems we've

to storm hell!

We must rescue Tsing.

Hold it! We must rescue

her before the incense burns out.

We can't go back when

the day breaks.

Remember, close your eyes!

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi...

Can I open my eyes now?

You must, if you want to find her.

Tsing's inside.

Tsing!

Ning Tsai-shen!

Tsing!

Why can't l get hold of her?

Ning Tsai-shen!

Tsing...

In the mundane world men

can't see ghosts.

ln hell ghosts can't see men.

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi.

Tsing can see you now. Go now.

They're going to hell!

Go!

Tsing!

What now?

Go into hiding

Go and rescue Tsing at once.

Me?

Let's go!

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi.

Heaven and earth are limitless.

Here I am!

Don't mind, run!

I'm here to help you.

I cut it for you.

Run!

The magic powers!

Swordsman Yen, watch out!

You go first, I'll stay behind.

Find another exit.

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Mi.

Swordsman Yen!

Why have you come back?

We can't get out of here!

Old Evil has blocked the exit.

You can't get out of here.

Help me get an arrow.

Full the bow.

Let loose!

Bad, we're not his match.

Pull at him. This is

He may drain your soul away.

Swordsman Yen!

Concentrate!

Recite! Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi.

Lord Black, please let them go.

Break the golden pagoda and

be my companion.

Tsing, don't be taken in.

Concentrate! Recite!

Pao-Yeh-Pao-Lo-Mi...

Don't!

I'll rescue you!

Tsing!

Yen Che-hsia, Ning Tsai-shen

I'll take your lives.

Don't!

What's this? The sutra?

You'd enough.

I've to get rid of your damn evil.

Damn old Evil!

Swordsman Yen!

The way's clear! Help

Swordsman Yen out!

Swordsman Yen!

Swordsman Yen, we're back to earth.

Bad, it's dawn.

Tsing's not yet here.

Help her out.

Swordsman Yen, lead a hand!

Tsing!

Keep her from the sunshine,

or she may evaporate and

can't be reincarnated.

Tsing, come back to the

golden pagoda!

The sun is rising, I've to go!

Tsing, be a good human being.

I'll remember you always.

Can't see you once before we apart.

Take care!

She's gone!

I want to be together,

till eternity.

Tsing, I'll take you back.

Wonder if she has been reincarnated.

In there times, an unlucky man may

fare worse than a ghost.

Ahead.

Let's go.

The path of life

Are dreams, like the length of the path

The storm on the way

Pass by as you go along

In the world

How many ways can one dream?

Looking for dream-like love

And the path goes on

Life is what dreams and

desires are made of

Somewhere in the dream

There are traces of tears

Where to go to?

To find where my heart wants to go

The wind seems to sign in the dream,

And the path and I go on

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