Following the massive success of the original, Tsui Hark opted for scale over intimacy. is not a direct sequel but a re-imagining. Leslie Cheung returns as a different “Ning” (now a disgraced scholar), while Joey Wong returns, confusingly, as a different ghost (a cheerful, non-enslaved spirit named Ching).
: Based on Pu Songling’s Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio , it follows (Leslie Cheung), a timid tax collector who shelters in a haunted temple. He falls for Nip Siu-sin (Joey Wong), a ghost enslaved by a terrifying Tree Demon . With the help of the eccentric Taoist priest Yan Chixia (Wu Ma), Ning fights to free her soul. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) A chinese ghost story I II III -1987-1990-1991-...
What begins as a tragic romance deepens into a political allegory about chaos and order, and finally softens into a comedic, bittersweet fable about second chances. Together, they represent the pinnacle of Hong Kong’s “flying swordsman” (wuxia) and supernatural horror-romance genres. Following the massive success of the original, Tsui
| Dimension | A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) | A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) | A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991) | |---|---:|---:|---:| | Story & Screenplay | 9 | 7 | 6–7 | | Direction & Tone | 9 | 7 | 7 | | Visual Style | 9 | 8 | 8 | | Effects & Action | 8 | 8 | 8–9 | | Music & Sound | 9 | 7–8 | 7 | | Performances | 9 | 7–8 | 7 | | Cultural Resonance | 9 | 7 | 6–7 | | Rewatchability | 9 | 7–8 | 7 | | Modern Accessibility | 7 | 7 | 7 | | Overall Enjoyment | 9 | 7.5 | 7 | : Based on Pu Songling’s Strange Stories from
: Set 100 years later, this installment acts as a soft "reset" or prequel-style story. A young monk named (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and his master spend the night in the same abandoned temple, where Fong is seduced by a ghost named Lotus (Joey Wong). They team up to destroy the resurrected Tree Demon and the Black Mountain Demon. Legacy and Key Features