A dazzling animated odyssey from Light Chaser Animation, Curious Tales of a Temple (聊斋：兰若寺 剧场版) reimagines Pu Songling’s Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio through six visually stunning stories that blur the line between the living and the spirit world.
When a young scholar, Pu Songling, takes refuge in the eerie Lanruo Temple, he is dragged into a mysterious underworld by two mischievous spirits — a frog and a turtle — who force him to judge their tales. What follows is an anthology of fantasy and morality, weaving together classic folktales such as Nie Xiaoqian, The Painted Skin, The Lotus Princess, The Taoist of Mount Lao, and The Governor’s Daughter.
With breathtaking animation, philosophical depth, and moments of whimsical humor, Curious Tales of a Temple explores love, death, illusion, and the human heart through a timeless lens of Chinese mythology.
Each tale connects to the next, forming a grand narrative about storytelling itself — where monsters have souls, mortals seek redemption, and every ghost has a heart.
From the creators of White Snake and New Gods: Nezha Reborn, this 152-minute epic marks a bold return of Chinese animated cinema to the big screen — blending traditional aesthetics, modern technology, and literary soul in one mesmerizing experience.
