Genres
Drama , Comedy , Fantasy , Animation
Duration
152 min
Director
Xie Junwei
Rating
7.7
Release Date
July 12, 2025
Curious Tales of a Temple
Original title: 聊斋：兰若寺
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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.
Curious Tales of a Temple cast
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Lu Lifeng
Character:
Pu Songling (voice)
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Lin Qiang
Character:
Ling Chan Shang Ren (voice)
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Zhang He
Character:
Xuan Gui Zi (voice)
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Chen Ziping
Character:
Wang Cheng (voice)
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Fu Bohan
Character:
Dou Xu (voice)
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Chen Linling
Character:
Lotus Princess (voice)
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Liu Xiaoyu
Character:
Xiao Qian (voice)
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Gu Jiangshan
Character:
Ning Caichen (voice)
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Yihui Xie
Character:
Ms. Chen
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傅婷云
Character:
Hua Pi Yao (voice)
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Yang Mo
Character:
Mr. Wang
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Li Shimeng
Character:
Lu Ying (voice)
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Sun Lulu
Character:
Zhang Yuheng (voice)
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Shuren Zhao
Character:
Laoshan Taoist (voice)
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Xu Jiaqi
Character:
Wang Cheng's Wife (voice)
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Han Le
Character:
Chang'e (voice)
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Liu Cong
Character:
Seller (voice)
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Xuecen Bai
Character:
Queen (voice)
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Chen Zhe
Character:
Old Man (voice)
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Li Haojia
Character:
Da Xue Shi / Lu Yuan Wai (voice)
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Shuai Guan
Character:
Big Black Monster (voice)
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Ba He
Character:
Yan Chi Xia (voice)
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Zhu Min
Character:
Ye Cha (voice)
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Zhang Wentian
Character:
Ye Cha (voice)
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Ma Cheng
Character:
Elder Hua Pi Yao (voice)
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Li Nan
Character:
Crazy Beggar (voice)
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Xing Chao
Character:
Taoist (voice)
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Tang Mingdong
Character:
Wang Er (voice)
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林兰
Character:
Meng Po (voice)
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Zhang Xin
Character:
Mother Lu (voice)
