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Curious Tales of a Temple

Curious Tales of a Temple

20257.52h 32m

Overview

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.

Directed by Xie Junwei
Written by Shen Junle, Zhang Xuejie, Pu Songling
Produced by Song Yiyi
Box Office0Revenue: $30.2M

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)

Yihui Xie

Yihui Xie

Ms. Chen (voice)

Fu Tingyun

Fu Tingyun

Hua Pi Yao (voice)

About Curious Tales of a Temple

Curious Tales of a Temple is a drama, comedy, fantasy, animation film released in 2025. Directed by Xie Junwei, it stars Lu Lifeng, Lin Qiang, Zhang He. 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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