Curious Tales of a Temple (2025)
Original title: 聊斋：兰若寺
Curious Tales of a Temple is a 2025 Chinese-language drama movie directed by Xie Junwei and Zou Jing, with a running time of 2h 32m. It stars Lu Lifeng, Lin Qiang and 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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What is Curious Tales of a Temple about?
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.
When was Curious Tales of a Temple released?
Curious Tales of a Temple was released on 12 July 2025.
How long is Curious Tales of a Temple?
Curious Tales of a Temple runs 2h 32m.
Who made Curious Tales of a Temple?
Curious Tales of a Temple was directed by Xie Junwei, Zou Jing and Cui Yuemei.
Cast
- Lu Lifeng as Pu Songling (voice)
- Lin Qiang as Ling Chan Shang Ren (voice)
- Zhang He as Xuan Gui Zi (voice)
- Chen Ziping as Wang Cheng (voice)
- Fu Bohan as Dou Xu (voice)
- Chen Linling as Lotus Princess (voice)
- Liu Xiaoyu as Xiao Qian (voice)
- Gu Jiangshan as Ning Caichen (voice)
- Yihui Xie as Ms. Chen (voice)
- Fu Tingyun as Hua Pi Yao (voice)
- Yang Mo as Mr. Wang (voice)
- Li Shimeng as Lu Ying (voice)