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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.

Top Cast

  • Lu Lifeng

    Lu Lifeng

    Pu Songling (voice)

  • Lin Qiang

    Lin Qiang

    Ling Chan Shang Ren (voice)

  • Zhang He

    Zhang He

    Xuan Gui Zi (voice)

  • Chen Ziping

    Chen Ziping

    Wang Cheng (voice)

  • Fu Bohan

    Fu Bohan

    Dou Xu (voice)

  • Chen Linling

    Chen Linling

    Lotus Princess (voice)

  • Liu Xiaoyu

    Liu Xiaoyu

    Xiao Qian (voice)

  • Gu Jiangshan

    Gu Jiangshan

    Ning Caichen (voice)

  • Yihui Xie

    Yihui Xie

    Ms. Chen (voice)

Overview

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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