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Curious Tales of a Temple (2025)

★ 7.5/10 152 min Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation China Chinese
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Description

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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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)

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