In the end, the Orchid Temple still stands. The wind still howls through its broken rafters. And somewhere, a scholar and a ghost are still running toward each other through the mist.
A significant factor in the trilogy's lasting impact is its iconic music. The score was composed by three of Hong Kong cinema's most legendary figures: Wong Jim, James Wong, and Romeo Diaz. The music perfectly underscores every shift in tone, from the gentle romance to the frantic action and the tragic melodrama. A chinese ghost story I II III -1987-1990-1991-...
The trilogy begins with arguably the strongest entry, a 1987 film that acts as a perfect synthesis of its hybrid genres. It is loosely based on a 17th-century fable from Pu Songling’s Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio . In the end, the Orchid Temple still stands