“You break the spell or the spell breaks you.”
Inspired by an ancient Chinese ghost story, the tale that goes beyond what viewers usually expect in the ghost movies and further to challenge the traditional story-telling pattern.
Wu Pong-fong
Big Chung / Ghost
River Huang
Chuang
James Wen
Senior
Tsai Chen-nan
SUNG Ting Po
Lorene Ren
Lo Fen
Lee Yi-Chieh
Chi
The Ghost Tales is a drama, fantasy, thriller film released in 2012. Directed by Shih Chiang Tso, it stars Wu Pong-fong, River Huang, James Wen. Inspired by an ancient Chinese ghost story, the tale that goes beyond what viewers usually expect in the ghost movies and further to challenge the traditional story-telling pattern.
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