Curious Tales of a Temple

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 12, 2025

Original language

Chinese

Production

Wanda Pictures,China Film Group Corporation,Light Chaser Animation Studios,Tao Piao Piao 淘票票,Shanghai Ruyi Film & TV Production 上海儒意影视制作

Cast

Lu Lifeng,Lin Qiang,Zhang He,Chen Ziping,Fu Bohan,Chen Linling,Liu Xiaoyu,Gu Jiangshan,Yihui Xie,Fu Tingyunand 20 more

Director

Xie Junwei,Zou Jing,Cui Yuemei,Liu Yuan,Huang Heyu,Liu Yilin

Writer

Shen Junle,Zhang Xuejie,Pu Songling

Producer

Song Yiyi

Music

Guo Haowei

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$30,190,659

IMDb

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