Curious Tales of a Temple
★ 7.6/10 · 13 votes on TMDB
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Xie Junwei, Zou Jing, Cui Yuemei, Liu Yuan, Huang Heyu, Liu Yilin
- July 12, 2025
- Released
- China
- Light Chaser Animation Studios
- 2h 32m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Lu LifengPu Songling (voice) -
Lin QiangLing Chan Shang Ren (voice) -
Zhang HeXuan Gui Zi (voice) -
Chen ZipingWang Cheng (voice) -
Fu BohanDou Xu (voice) -
Chen LinlingLotus Princess (voice) -
Liu XiaoyuXiao Qian (voice) -
Gu JiangshanNing Caichen (voice) -
Yihui XieMs. Chen (voice) -
Fu TingyunHua Pi Yao (voice) -
Yang MoMr. Wang (voice) -
Li ShimengLu Ying (voice)
