A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1991, A Chinese Ghost Story III is an action, comedy and fantasy film directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung, running about 104 minutes. “The final battle between god and evil.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Having slept for a century, the monstrous Tree Devil is now awaken and starts finding lost souls again. One stormy night, a wise High Priest and his student Fong pass by the Orchid Temple and realize that it is haunted. Fong encounters two evil spirits, the seductive Lotus and her hated sister Butterfly in the temple. Although Fong knows his master wants to capture them, he finds himself being attracted by them so he sets them free. The monks stay at the temple has to be prolonged since Fong carelessly loses the valuable Gold Buddha. Later on, they come to a corrupt local town, while the High Priest meets Yin by chance and a series of misunderstandings evolve. Meanwhile, Fong encounters Lotus again and finds himself falling in love with her.

Who’s in it. A Chinese Ghost Story III stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Monk Fong, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau as Swordsman Yin, Joey Wong as Lotus and Nina Li Chi as Butterfly, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, A Chinese Ghost Story III 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 III page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Chinese Ghost Story III 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.