Curious Tales of a Temple (聊斋：兰若寺)

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.

Watch Now

Cast

Lu Lifeng

蒲松龄（配音）

Lin Qiang

灵蟾上人（配音）

Zhang He

玄龟子（配音）

Chen Ziping

王承（配音）

Fu Bohan

窦旭（配音）