Erotic Ghost Story (Chinese: 聊齋艷譚; pinyin: Liáo zhāi yàn tán) is a "Category III" rated Hong Kong erotic film. Directed by Lam Ngai Kai and starring Amy Yip, So Man, Hitomi Kudo and Manfred Wong, and was released in 1990. The film became a box office success in Hong Kong, and Erotic Ghost Story II was made and released in 1991.[1] It incorporates themes from Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and its story is largely influenced by The Witches of Eastwick.[2]
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Directed by | Lam Ngai Kai |
Produced by | Chan Dung Chow |
Starring | Amy Yip So Man |
Cinematography | Lam Ngai Kai |
Production company | Golden Harvest Company |
Distributed by | Golden Harvest Company |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Synopsis
editErotic Ghost Story revolves around three fox spirits (played by Yip, Man and Kudô) who have attained human form. Upon helping a hapless scholar, the trio begin to have lustful thoughts about him. This soon leads to many erotic romps and the eventual discovery that he is a dangerous demon.
Cast and roles
edit- Amy Yip - Hua-Hua
- Ha Chia Ling - The scholar
- Man So - Pai So-So
- Hitomi Kudo - Fei Fei
- Ha Chi Chun - Mrs. Wang, the neighbor
- Lam Chung - Hsuan Kuei
- Sin Lap-Man - Wu Ming
- Manfred Wong - Mr. Wang, the neighbor
References
edit- ^ "「聊齋艷譚2」黃秋生全裸大戰各國女優無尺度 險遭禁". 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Erotic Ghost Story (Review)". 31 January 2009.
External links
edit- Erotic Ghost Story at IMDb
- Erotic Ghost Story at AllMovie
- Erotic Ghost Story at Rotten Tomatoes
- HK cinemagic entry
- lovehkfilm entry
- Erotic Ghost Story - Review Film and DVD by Xavier Desbarats (http://www.devildead.com) (in French)