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Curious Tales of a Temple (2025)

Curious Tales of a Temple (2025)

Drama Comedy Fantasy Animation
Release Date: 2025, July 12
Directors: Xie Junwei, Zou Jing, Cui Yuemei, Liu Yuan, Huang Heyu, Liu Yilin
Countries: China
Production: Light Chaser Animation Studios, Shanghai Ruyi Film & TV Production 上海儒意影视制作, Wanda Pictures 万达影业, Tao Piao Piao 淘票票, China Film Group Corporation
Cast: Li Nan, Chen Ziping, Liu Cong, Lin Qiang, Zhang Wentian, Chen Zhe, Zhang He, Li Shimeng, Ma Cheng, Xu Jiaqi, Shuai Guan, Liu Xiaoyu

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.