SIU-TUNG CHING | HONG KONG | 1987 | 96 MIN | NR | CANTONESE, ENGLISH | 4K
Director Siu-Tung Ching and producer Tsui Hark add a supernatural flair to this action-packed wuxia classic about a travelling tax collector finding love in the most unlikely place: a haunted temple guarded by a hideous tree spirit with an absurdly long tongue.
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Wai Lam, Siu-Ming Lau
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's Series - Hong Kong Classics
A series from October-December featuring select films from Hong Kong that changed the world of action films forever.
FULL LIST OF TITLES, OCTOBER-DECEMBER:
CITY ON FIRE • A BETTER TOMORROW • HARD BOILED • PEKING OPERA BLUES • THE KILLER • A CHINESE GHOST STORY • BULLET IN THE HEAD