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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: July 12, 2025

Runtime: 152 minutes

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation

Rating: 7.7/10 (3 votes)


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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

  • 傅婷云

    傅婷云

    Hua Pi Yao (voice)

  • Yang Mo

    Yang Mo

    Mr. Wang

  • Li Shimeng

    Li Shimeng

    Lu Ying (voice)

  • Sun Lulu

    Sun Lulu

    Zhang Yuheng (voice)

  • Shuren Zhao

    Shuren Zhao

    Laoshan Taoist (voice)

  • Xu Jiaqi

    Xu Jiaqi

    Wang Cheng's Wife (voice)

  • Liu Cong

    Liu Cong

    Seller (voice)

  • Xuecen Bai

    Xuecen Bai

    Queen (voice)

  • Chen Zhe

    Chen Zhe

    Old Man (voice)

  • Li Haojia

    Li Haojia

    Da Xue Shi / Lu Yuan Wai (voice)

  • Shuai Guan

    Shuai Guan

    Big Black Monster (voice)

  • Ba He

    Ba He

    Yan Chi Xia (voice)

  • Zhang Wentian

    Zhang Wentian

    Ye Cha (voice)

  • Ma Cheng

    Ma Cheng

    Elder Hua Pi Yao (voice)

  • Li Nan

    Li Nan

    Crazy Beggar (voice)

  • Xing Chao

    Xing Chao

    Taoist (voice)

  • 林兰

    林兰

    Meng Po (voice)