A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1990, A Chinese Ghost Story II is an action, comedy and fantasy film directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung, running about 104 minutes. “The Ultimate Ghost Saga Continues.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Several years after his beloved Nieh has gone, Ning is innocently put into jail. Luckily, he meets a scholar, Elder Chu Kot, in the prison who finally helps him escape. Ning then meets a young witty monk Autumn. They become friends and live in an abandoned villa together. The villa is horrific, yet they choose to stay for a while. Later that night, some ghosts suddenly appear and attack; two parties fight heavily. But after clarifications, Ning and Autumn find that "the ghosts" are humans in disguise, who intend to save their leader from imprisonment but not hurting innocence. Among them, Ning finds someone who looks identical to Nieh, and considers she is the reincarnated Nieh. A real giant zombie has seen all these in behind and is ready to ambush.

Who’s in it. A Chinese Ghost Story II stars Leslie Cheung as Ning Choi San, Joey Wong as Windy Fu Ching Fung, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau as Autumn and Wu Ma as Swordsman Yan, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, A Chinese Ghost Story II has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel and AMC+ Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Chinese Ghost Story II page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Chinese Ghost Story II tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.