Chia Ling aka Judy Lee (SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES, QUEEN BOXER) stars as a woman summoned by a retired general to sing and play the lute for him, but as she performs, he attempts to assault her and in the process murders her. The general and his assistant throw her body and lute into a fire, but Master Ku, a scholar who was watching her father, finds the burnt shell of the lute which now contains her ghost. Together they will now try and bring the general and his henchmen to justice.
Chia Ling
Yang Hsiao Feng
Shih Feng
Master Ku Wei Hui
Tien Feng
General Chao
Go Ming
Adviser Chow
Lee Ying
Hsiao Feng's father
Chiang Kuang-Chao
Taoist Wei
Ma Chi
Judge Pao Lun To
Wei Ping-Ao
Hsin Kwei
Wong Hoi
Shao Lo-Hui
Magistrate Hu
The Phantom Lute is a fantasy, horror film released in 1975 exploring themes of ghost, wuxia. Directed by Tu Chong-Hsun, it stars Chia Ling, Shih Feng, Tien Feng. Chia Ling aka Judy Lee (SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES, QUEEN BOXER) stars as a woman summoned by a retired general to sing and play the lute for him, but as she performs, he attempts to assault her and in the process murders her. The general and his assistant throw her body and lute into a fire, but Master Ku, a scholar who was watching her father, finds the burnt shell of the lute which now contains her ghost. Together they will now try and bring the general and his henchmen to justice.
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