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Let's Cines : A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

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Let's Cines

Film is not only a kind of entertainment but also a form of art.  The Hong Kong Film Archive has selected ten films which are especially appropriate for students, including engaging and inspiring local animations, feature films that reflect the pulse of the times, and film adaptations of literary classics that align with the new senior secondary Chinese Language curriculum.  Post-screening talks conducted by well-known film critics will further enable students to understand the unique position that film holds in our history and culture.

 

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

Director: Andrew Chen
Original Story/Screenwriter: Tsui Hark
Voice Cast: Jan Lamb, Tsui Hark, Anita Yuen, Kelly Chen, James Wong
Production: Film Workshop Co. Ltd., PolyGram K.K., Win's Entertainment Ltd., Cathay Asia Films Pte. Ltd.
1997 / Animation / Colour / Cantonese / Chinese subtitles / 84 min

(followed by a post-screening talk)

Pu Songling's timeless and poignant love story of a young scholar and a ghost has been adapted for TV and film multiple times, most famously in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), produced by Tsui Hark and starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang.  A decade later, Tsui returns to the story in another artistic form: animation.  A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation is a ground-breaking full-length production that combines 2D and 3D animation, and also introduces a twist to the human-ghost romance genre by offering a blend of magic and humour instead of forlorn and haunting melancholy.  While working as a rent collector, Ning enters a ghost town by accident and ends up falling in love with a young ghost.  Determined to save her from the tight control of a powerful demon, Ning ultimately runs away with his beloved to seek rebirth.  Featuring a star-studded voice cast and spectacular animation, Andrew Chen's take on the classic tale is a feast for the senses.

Date
25.9.2025 (Thu)
Venue
Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
Time
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Target
S.1 - S.6 students
Ticket price
$12 (Students, Teachers, Parents)
Duration
2 hours
Capacity per performance
90 (Minimum no. of participants per school is 40.  A minimum charge of admission fee for 40 participants will be applied in the event of less than 40 participants.)

Language

Post-screening talk will be conducted in Cantonese

  • Last modified : 30.07.2025