A shy but enthusiastic employee, Ning's job as a tax collector takes him to far flung provinces. He meets a Taoist monk and a mysterious woman in a temple. This irresistible woman is a ghost who seduces men and offers them to a terrible "tree demon". The film won awards at all the fantasy film festivals of 1987 and 1988 and represents a landmark in the history of ghost films.
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| Countries of production | Hong Kong |
| Realisateur·rice |
Siu-tung Ching
China, 1953 |
