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Grandpa's bedtime stories, but make them horny and haunted.
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The Ghost Story (1979)

folk horrorerotic anthologycampy midnight fare

Overview

Horror

An old man of the village tells kinky ghost stories to a few of it's inhabitants after all the kids have gone to bed. What follows are stories that have horror elements and some soft-core nudity thrown in.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Direction

Li Han-Hsiang's elegant compositions elevate sleazy material.

Production

Lush period sets that cost more than the entire nudity budget.

Best for:Solo: Late night curiosity viewing with zero interruptions.·Friends: Irony-soaked group watch for cult film devotees.·Streaming: Shaw Brothers deep dive after you've seen the classics.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Frequent soft-core scenes with ghostly coercion elements.
Li Han-Hsiang

Director

Li Han-Hsiang

ReleasedMay 25, 1979
Runtime1h 42m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Shaw Brothers

Top Cast

Elliot Ngok Wah

Elliot Ngok Wah

Wang Chun

Hu Chin

Hu Chin

Hua

Shirley Yu Sha-Li

Shirley Yu Sha-Li

Miao Fen

Lisa Chiao Chiao

Lisa Chiao Chiao

Wong Ching-Ho

Wong Ching-Ho

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Lam Yeung-Yeung

Lam Yeung-Yeung

Miao Fang

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Li Kun

Li Kun

Ng Hong-Sang

Ng Hong-Sang

Yang Chi-Ching

Yang Chi-Ching

Fung Ging-Man

Fung Ging-Man

Wang Han-Chen

Wang Han-Chen

Ku Wen-Chung

Ku Wen-Chung

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Li Han-Hsiang was a Shaw Brothers prestige director who pivoted to erotic ghost films in the 1970s, essentially creating the 'sexy ghost' subgenre that dominated Hong Kong cinema for decades.

Trivia

The film's structure borrows from classic Chinese supernatural tale collections like Liaozhai Zhiyi, but adds the soft-core elements that would become Li's commercial trademark.

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