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.
Cast
Lu Lifeng
Pu Songling (voice)
Lin Qiang
Ling Chan Shang Ren (voice)
Zhang He
Xuan Gui Zi (voice)
Chen Ziping
Wang Cheng (voice)
Fu Bohan
Dou Xu (voice)
Chen Linling
Lotus Princess (voice)
Liu Xiaoyu
Xiao Qian (voice)
Gu Jiangshan
Ning Caichen (voice)
Yihui Xie
Ms. Chen (voice)
Fu Tingyun
Hua Pi Yao (voice)
Yang Mo
Mr. Wang (voice)
Li Shimeng
Lu Ying (voice)
Sun Lulu
Zhang Yuheng (voice)
Shuren Zhao
Laoshan Taoist (voice)
Xu Jiaqi
Wang Cheng's Wife (voice)
Han Le
Chang'e (voice)
Liu Cong
Pear Seller (voice)
Bai Xuecen
Queen (voice)
Chen Zhe
Old Man (voice)
Li Haojia
Da Xue Shi / Lu Yuan Wai (voice)
Shuai Guan
Big Black Monster (voice)
Ba He
Yan Chi Xia (voice)
Zhu Min
Ye Cha (voice)
Zhang Wentian
Ye Cha (voice)
Ma Cheng
Elder Hua Pi Yao (voice)
Li Nan
Crazy Beggar (voice)
Xing Chao
Taoist (voice)
Tang Mingdong
Wang Er (voice)
Lin Lan
Meng Po (voice)
Zhang Xin
Mother Lu (voice)
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