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Curious Tales of a Temple
An epic animated fantasy anthology film intertwining six storylines from China's classic supernatural story collection "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" by Pu Songling. The six stories center on Lanruo Temple, an ancient ruin haunted by spirits. Weaving in classic tales like "Taoist from Laoshan Mountain," "Princess Lotus," "Nie Xiaoqian," "The Painted Skin" and "The Daughter of Magistrate Lu." These stories — spanning humans, ghosts and demons — explore love, death and morality against shifting time. The film merges six distinct styles into one anthology. For example, "Taoist from Laoshan Mountain" uses felt-textured animation, while "The Painted Skin" mirrors Song dynasty painting aesthetics.
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An epic animated fantasy anthology film intertwining six storylines from China's classic supernatural story collection "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" by Pu Songling. The six stories center on Lanruo Temple, an ancient ruin haunted by spirits. Weaving in classic tales like "Taoist from Laoshan Mountain," "Princess Lotus," "Nie Xiaoqian," "The Painted Skin" and "The Daughter of Magistrate Lu." These stories — spanning humans, ghosts and demons — explore love, death and morality against shifting time. The film merges six distinct styles into one anthology. For example, "Taoist from Laoshan Mountain" uses felt-textured animation, while "The Painted Skin" mirrors Song dynasty painting aesthetics.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Written By:Shen Junle, Zhang Xuejie
In Theaters:
Box Office:$30,190,659
Runtime:152 minutes
Studio:Light Chaser Animation Studios, Shanghai Ruyi Film & TV Production 上海儒意影视制作, Wanda Pictures, Tao Piao Piao 淘票票, China Film Group Corporation
Cast
Xie Junwei, Zou Jing, Cui Yuemei, Liu Yuan, Huang Heyu, Liu Yilin
Director
Lu Lifeng
Pu Songling (voice)
Lin Qiang
Ling Chan Shang Ren (voice)
Zhang He
Xuan Gui Zi (voice)
Chen Ziping
Wang Cheng (voice)
Fu Bohan
Dou Xu (voice)
Chen Linling
Lotus Princess (voice)
Liu Xiaoyu
Xiao Qian (voice)
Gu Jiangshan
Ning Caichen (voice)
Yihui Xie
Ms. Chen (voice)
Fu Tingyun
Hua Pi Yao (voice)
Yang Mo
Mr. Wang (voice)
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