''Erotic Ghost Story'' () is a
"Category III" rated Hong Kong
erotic film
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. Directed by
Lam Ngai Kai
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* Laguna Art Museum, California, US
* Lam Eng Rubber, a Malaysian manufacturer
* Lam Research, American semiconductor equipment company
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and starring
Amy Yip
Amy Yip (born 10 July 1966) is an actress who was one of the leading sex symbols of Hong Kong Cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Yip is best known for her roles in Hong Kong Category III films such as '' Sex and Zen'' and '' Erotic Ghost St ...
, So Man, Hitomi Kudo and
Manfred Wong
Manfred Wong (; Wong Man-Chun; born 5 June 1957, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong radio personality, film producer, screenwriter, film director and actor. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. ...
, and was released in 1990. The film became a box office success in Hong Kong, and Erotic Ghost Story II was made and released in 1991. It incorporates themes from Pu Songling's
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
''Liaozhai zhiyi'', sometimes shortened to ''Liaozhai'', known in English as ''Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' or ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'', is a collection of Classical Chinese stories by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling, ...
and its story is largely influenced by ''
The Witches of Eastwick
''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, '' The Widows of Eastwick'', was published in 2008.
Plot
The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the early 1970s, follows the witc ...
''.
Synopsis
''Erotic Ghost Story'' revolves around three
fox spirits
Huli jing () are Chinese mythology, Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. In Chinese mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meaning ...
(played by Yip, Man and Kudô) who have attained human form. Upon helping a hapless scholar, the trio begin to have lustful thoughts about him. This soon leads to many erotic romps and the eventual discovery that he is a dangerous demon.
Cast and roles
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Amy Yip
Amy Yip (born 10 July 1966) is an actress who was one of the leading sex symbols of Hong Kong Cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Yip is best known for her roles in Hong Kong Category III films such as '' Sex and Zen'' and '' Erotic Ghost St ...
- Hua-Hua
* Ha Chia Ling - The scholar
* Man So - Pai So-So
* Hitomi Kudo - Fei Fei
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Ha Chi Chun - Mrs. Wang, the neighbor
* Lam Chung - Hsuan Kuei
* Sin Lap-Man - Wu Ming
*
Manfred Wong
Manfred Wong (; Wong Man-Chun; born 5 June 1957, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong radio personality, film producer, screenwriter, film director and actor. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. ...
- Mr. Wang, the neighbor
References
External links
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HK cinemagic entry''Erotic Ghost Story'' - Review Film and DVD by Xavier Desbarats (http://www.devildead.com)
1990 films
1990 horror films
1990s sex comedy films
1990s erotic films
1990 fantasy films
1990 LGBT-related films
1990s Cantonese-language films
Hong Kong ghost films
Hong Kong sex comedy films
Films based on Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Demons in film
Erotic fantasy films
LGBT-related horror films
1990s Hong Kong films
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