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.

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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.

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)
Fu Tingyun
Fu Tingyun
Hua Pi Yao (voice)
Yang Mo
Yang Mo
Mr. Wang (voice)
Li Shimeng
Li Shimeng
Lu Ying (voice)