Summary
A roving ghost spirit controlled by Ying Yang the Evil paints her face in the guise of a concubine. Her spirit can only be released by a ghostbusting monk who comes to her rescue.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 56
Letterboxd · 436 ratings3.3/5
IMDb5.6
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for fantasy movies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1993
September 18, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorLanguage
cn
Original language
Made in
China
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 2
- King Hu Director, Writer
- Catherine Lau Ga-Wai Assistant Director, Director of Operations
Writing · 1
- Zhong A-Cheng Writer
Sound · 2
- Pei-Ru Chang Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Du-Kuo Tseng Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Chung Yee-Fung Assistant Art Director
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