A Chinese Ghost Story introduction and detailed information

Plot introduction

Ning Caichen (Leslie Cheung) is a bill collection scholar who was forced to stay in a dilapidated temple for several nights because his account books were wet by heavy rain. But Taoist priest Yan Chixia (played by Wu Ma) warned him to leave as soon as possible. Ning ignored it and was later lured to the countryside by the sound of the guqin where he met the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian (played by Wang Zuxian). Female ghosts can only be active at night and will turn to ashes when exposed to sunlight. Xiaoqian is controlled by a thousand-year-old tree demon (grandma), forcing her to seduce mortals, and then the tree demon (played by Liu Siu-ming) will use a long tongue to suck out their souls and bodies. Xiaoqian seduced Ning Caichen, but was moved by his true feelings and did not want to harm him. The two hope to be dependent on each other for life and death, but their grandma wants to marry Xiaoqian to the old Black Mountain demon. Ning Caichen seeks help from Yan Chixia, and finally fights off the tree demon and destroys the old Black Mountain demon, so that Xiaoqian can be reincarnated as a human being. Joey Wong Cast Members Cast Role Actors Ning Caichen Leslie Cheung Nie Xiaoqian Joey Wang Yan Chixia Wu Ma Grandma Liu Zhaoming Xiaoqing Xue Zhilun Corrupt Official Wang Jing Master Hu Dawei Xiahou Swordsman Lin Wei Credits Producer: Tsui Hark; Zheng Zheng; Zhong Zhen; Ye Baiquan Producer: Xu Director: Cheng Xiaodong Deputy Director (Assistant):

Shi Shaolin Screenwriter: Ruan Jizhi Photography: Li Jiagao; Huang Yongheng; Pan Hengsheng; Liu Mantang Music: Dai Lemin; Huang Zhan Art Director: Xi Zhongwen Action Director: Cheng Xiaodong; Guo Zhui; Liu Zhihao; Xu Zhongxin; Hu Zhilong Styling Design: Chen Gufang; He Huiying Character Introduction

Ning Caichen

Actor Leslie Cheung

He has delicate features and a sharp temperament , instead he looked shy, timid, and looked like a humble scholar. It’s not that he’s not afraid of ghosts, otherwise he wouldn’t have to light three lanterns when walking at night; but for the sake of love, he will also become very brave. After having skin-to-skin contact with Nie Xiaoqian, he can’t control the tongue of the thousand-year-old tree demon. Chang, just holding his lover and running for his life.

Nie Xiaoqian

Actor Wang Zuxian

She has an alluring face, but after doing evil, she hides in the dark and grieves alone. , suffering from the torture of conscience; however, when she fell in love with Ning Caichen, she became shy and pure; in the end, the relationship was sad, but she had no choice but to take different paths.

Yan Chixia

Actor Wu Ma

She looks like Zhong Kui, has a certain Dionysian temperament, and is also very powerful in magic. He has an unrestrained personality and is a little childlike. He regards monsters as his enemies and even occasionally fights with them. Music Original Type Name Singer Composer Lyrics Theme Song A Chinese Ghost Story Leslie Cheung Huang Zhan Huang Zhan Interlude Dawn Don't Come Sylvia Yeh Huang Zhan Huang Zhan Behind the Scenes Production Creative Background

In the 1960s, Tsui Hark watched the movie "A Chinese Story" directed by Li Hanxiang ghost".

Twenty years later, Tsui Hark asked Shaw Brothers to borrow Li Hanxiang's version of the film "A Chinese Ghost Story" and found that there was still a lot of room for him to explore. He found Cheng Xiaodong, a martial arts instructor he had met when he was directing the TV series "The Golden Sword Lover" in his early years, and said to him: "Today's movies do not show romantic dramas between men and women. Let's make a love story." But the boss initially He did not support it. Tsui Hark said to him: "This is not a costume issue, but a mentality issue. Now people need something romantic and emotional. I think Liaozhai is a story that can be put to good use." So Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong freely adapted the story of "Liao Zhai·Nie Xiaoqian" and got inspiration from "The Evil Dead" to create the character of Dryad. Casting process

Before the filming of the film, Joey Wong, who was still relatively unknown at the time, called Tsui Hark’s wife Shi Nansheng and asked for an audition. However, Shi Nansheng did not consider Wang Zuxian at all at the time and politely rejected Wang Zuxian; Wang Zuxian later found him personally. Director Tsui Hark asked for an audition, and the director finally agreed to let Zuxian try on the costumes. During the audition, his elegant look was just right. Later, Tsui Hark decided that Wang Zuxian would play Nie Xiaoqian.

Tsui Hark recalled that after he decided to film "A Chinese Ghost Story", he approached Leslie Cheung. Leslie Cheung agreed at first, but later he heard that it was a period film and refused because he did not want to wear weird clothes to play something weird. story. So Tsui Hark tried his best to eliminate Leslie Cheung's concerns and showed him the costumes. He also said that the core of the film is actually a modern story, and Leslie Cheung was gradually convinced. Wonderful Highlights

Leslie Cheung is extremely afraid of civets

Cheng Xiaodong couldn’t help laughing when he mentioned Leslie Cheung and revealed: “He was very young at the time, and we asked him to play opposite civet cats and snakes, and he was almost frightened. I cried. "But it's a pity that the scene between Leslie Cheung and Civet Civet did not appear in the finished film. "A lot of it was deleted at the time and was thrown away. I never thought it would be re-released 24 years later. Thinking about it now, What a pity.

"There is a scene in the film that requires Ning Caichen to catch a civet. Leslie Cheung did not dare to catch a civet for a long time. In the end, he had no choice but to finally finish the filming. This scene.

"Grandma's" tongue is a nightmare

The tongue of the dryad "Grandma" is actually a long strip of sponge dyed and pulled back and forth by hand.

At that time, that tongue was my nightmare. I was scared when I saw it, because it needed to be made very alive, shocking, and terrifying, but in fact it was just a sponge! "

Regrettably *** the scene was deleted

"A Chinese Ghost Story" was Cheng Xiaodong's first ghost film after becoming a director. Recalling the interview process at that time, Director Cheng still remembers, " The shooting environment was very difficult at that time, and it was also a very cold winter. It was normal for each shot to be NGed 20 times, and sometimes there would be more than 50 NGs. The actors did not know what to do during the filming. Director Cheng also revealed that a sexual scene between Joey Wong and Leslie Cheung was cut out in the film. During the restoration, the footage shot at that time could not be found, and it was a pity that it could not be included. "That scene was filmed for three days. It was between Joey Wong and Leslie Cheung." Brother's lingering scene required me to take off my shirt. For the ***'s sake, Brother came to me and asked me if I wanted to take off my pants too.

"Brother" almost missed "Ning Caichen"

Tsui Hark recalled that he approached Leslie Cheung after confirming the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story", "because he felt that there was a certain trait in his personality. It can be integrated with the character. Leslie Cheung agreed at first, but later he refused when he heard that it was a period film because he did not want to wear weird clothes to act in some weird stories. "So Tsui Hark tried his best to eliminate Leslie Cheung's concerns and get the costumes right. After showing it to him and saying that the core of the film was actually a modern story, Leslie Cheung was slowly convinced.

The title of "Brother" comes from Xiao Qian's mouth

When Wang Zuxian, who was still relatively unknown at that time, found out about it, he recommended himself to the crew. Leslie Cheung's title of "Brother" also came from "A Chinese Ghost Story". Because Xiaoqian used the word "brother" when calling Ning Caichen, the crew followed suit, and Leslie Cheung also liked this name very much. Over time, everyone called him that. Production Unit Production Company Distribution Company Film Studio [Hong Kong, China] Hong Kong Legends [UK] New Arts City Film Co., Ltd. Tai Seng Video Marketing [USA] Release Information Release Region/Country Release Date Hong Kong July 18, 1987 South Korea 1987 Portugal, February 1988, United States, March 23, 1988, France, December 28, 1988, Japan, January 14, 1989, Germany, January 2, 1992, Finland, June 26, 1992, Sweden, July 1992 17th Mainland China April 30, 2011? Award-winning record time award winner/film winner/nomination 1987 24th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film "A Chinese Ghost Story" Nominated 24th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Wu Ma won the award Ruan Jizhi won the 24th Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The 24th Golden Horse Award won the Best Editing New Art Editing Team. The 24th Golden Horse Award for Art Design Xi Zhongwen was nominated. The 24th Golden Horse Award for Best Costume Design. Chen Gufang won the 24th Golden Horse Award. Huang Zhan was nominated for the 1988 Seventh Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film "A Chinese Ghost Story" and was nominated for the Seventh Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director. Cheng Siu-tung was nominated for the Seventh Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress. The protagonist Joey Wong was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. Wu Ma was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. Pan Hang-sheng, Liu Mantang and Huang Yongheng were nominated for Best Editing at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. Xi Zhongwen won the Best Art Director at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. Cheng Xiaodong, Guo Zhenfeng, Liu Zhihao, Xu Zhongxin and Hu Zhilong were nominated for the Best Original Film Music at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. Dai Lok Man , Huang Zhan won the Best Original Film Song "Don't Come at Dawn" at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards, won the Best Original Film Song "A Chinese Ghost Story" at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards, and was nominated for the Best Original Film Song at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. Best Original Movie Song "Tao" Nominated for Best Film "A Chinese Ghost Story" at the Portuguese Fantasy Film Awards Won the Special Jury Award at the 16th French International Science Fiction Film Festival "A Chinese Ghost Story" Evaluation of the winning film

Produced by Tsui Hark, Director Cheng Xiaodong's supernatural film classic uses brand-new special effects and art techniques to package traditional Liaozhai stories, giving the film a completely different feel from previous ghost films. It includes the appearance and appearance of Leslie Cheung, Wang Zuxian, Wu Ma, Liu Siu-ming and others. Performed and composed several film interludes written by Huang Zhan. The story is adapted from "Nie Xiaoqian" in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". After being released in Hong Kong, it received great acclaim and set off a craze for ghost films in the Asian film industry. This film has also gained popularity overseas and is one of the most highly regarded films by people from Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States who love Hong Kong films. Many film schools in the United States have used "A Chinese Ghost Story" as a textbook to study Chinese film special effects. Wang Zuxian also became popular in Asia with his role as "Nie Xiaoqian" and became a smash hit.

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