---
title: 'A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ching Siu-tung'
released: '1987-07-18'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-chinese-ghost-story-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093978/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

1987 · 92 min · Fantasy, Romance · Hong Kong

Original title: 倩女幽魂

## Synopsis

A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂) is a 1987 Hong Kong xianxia horror film starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong and Wu Ma. It was directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark. The plot is loosely based on the short story "Nie Xiaoqian" from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling and is also inspired by the 1960 Shaw Brothers Studio film The Enchanting Shadow. The film was popular in Hong Kong and East Asia. Although the film could not gain access to theatres in mainland China when it was first released, it became a cult film among younger mainland Chinese. At that time, the film generated a phenomenal cult following among audiences, especially the generation born in the 1980s. In 2011, the Hong Kong producers screened a restored version officially in mainland China.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [David Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wu)
- **Director:** [Ching Siu-tung](https://cinepixo.com/people/ching-siu-tung)
- **Screenplay:** [Yuen Kai Chi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-kai-chi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong), [Romeo Diaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/romeo-diaz)
- **Producer:** [Tsui Hark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsui-hark)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hang Sang Poon](https://cinepixo.com/people/hang-sang-poon), [Tom Lau Moon-Tong](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-lau-moon-tong), [Sander Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sander-lee), [Horace Wong Wing-Hang](https://cinepixo.com/people/horace-wong-wing-hang)

## Cast

- [Wu Ma](https://cinepixo.com/people/wu-ma)
- [David Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wu)
- [Lam Wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/lam-wai)
- [Leslie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-cheung)
- [Lau Siu-ming](https://cinepixo.com/people/lau-siu-ming)
- [Xue Zhilun](https://cinepixo.com/people/xue-zhilun)
- [Joey Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-wong)
- [Wong Jing](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-jing)

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