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A CHINESE GHOST STORY
(1987)
Certification18
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Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble travelling tax collector, arrives in a small town, but, the inns all being full, he ends up spending the night in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There he meets Taoist swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, who warns him to stay out of trouble, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love. Unfortunately, Hsiao-Tsing is a ghost, bound for all eternity by a hideous tree spirit with an incredibly long tongue that wraps itself round its victims and sucks out their life essence
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CertificationPG
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Set in medieval times; a king regularly sacrifices virgins to a dragon to prevent it from laying waste to his kingdom. An old wizard and his apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to save the next virgin in line - the King's own daughter.
This film remains one of the best magic-and-monster fantasy films on the market, it has its rough patches - the special effects aren't up to modern standards - but 'Dragonslayer' is a fun and gripping tale.
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