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Curious Tales of a Temple

Movie·2025·Drama, Comedy, Fantasy·2h 32m·NEW·Directed by Cui Yuemei, Huang Heyu, Liu Yilin, Liu Yuan, Xie Junwei, Zou Jing

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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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Lu LifengLu LifengPu Songling (voice)Lin QiangLin QiangLing Chan Shang Ren (voice)Zhang HeZhang HeXuan Gui Zi (voice)Chen ZipingChen ZipingWang Cheng (voice)Fu BohanFu BohanDou Xu (voice)Chen LinlingChen LinlingLotus Princess (voice)Liu XiaoyuLiu XiaoyuXiao Qian (voice)Gu JiangshanGu JiangshanNing Caichen (voice)

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