The Enchanting Shadow (1960)
倩女幽魂
A young scholar spends the night in a creepy temple that is said to be haunted. He doesn't believe in the rumors, but after running into a Taoist swordsman, he meets a beautiful lady ghost.
- Date of release
- 1960-08-18
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- Director
- Li Han-Hsiang
Casting
- Betty Loh Ti — Nieh Hsiao Chien
- Zhao Lei — Ning Caichen
- Tong Yeuk-Ching — Lao Lao / Granny
- Yang Chi-Ching — Yan Chixia
- Su Hsiang — Scholar #2
- Li Kun — Servant of Scholar #2
- Li Kuo-Hua — Scholar #1
- Gam Tin-Chue — Angry inn customer
- Lok Kei — Servant of scholar #1
- Hao Li-Jen — Owner of portrait shop
- Wong Yuet-Ting — Carriage driver #1
- Fung Ngai — Carriage driver #2
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Enchanting Shadow is a 1960 Hong Kong drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was an inspiration for the 1987 film A Chinese Ghost Story.
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