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Movie poster: The Ghost Story: Printskin (2009)
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The Ghost Story: Printskin

2009 · 87 min Drama Fantasy
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

Gordon Chan's Painted Skin reinvented the Chinese macabre classic "Liaozhai" with lavish use of martial arts elements. This Print Skin, adapted from the same source material, offers ample action of another kind. Directed by Stephan Yip (Friday Gigolo), The Ghost Story: Print Skin boasts a handful of erotic film regulars like Sophie Ngan and Lam Wai Kin, in a cautious tale of a scholar falling for an alluring woman who turns out to be a vicious ghost. Despite being cheated on, the scholar's virtuous wife seeks help from a manly Taoist priest to save her bewitched husband.

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Original Title 聊齋 畫皮
Year 2009
Country Hong Kong
Genre Drama, Fantasy
Director Stephan Yip Tin-Hang
Runtime 87 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative on the classic conflict between carnal desire and marital virtue, exploring it through the lens of softcore fantasy. It relies heavily on the familiar ghost story framework, using eroticism as both plot device and central metaphor for dangerous obsession.

What lingers after the viewing is a sense of a traditional tale repurposed for sensationalist ends. The experience feels like a late-night cable adaptation of a literary classic, prioritizing titillation over genuine chills or depth. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Stephan Yip Tin-Hang

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