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Chinese Ghost Story (A) AKA Sinnui Yauman (1987)
After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.Director: Siu-Tung Ching
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Cast & crew filmographies and biographies (in Chinese and English)
Theatrical trailer
"Media Asia DVD" trailer (Inc. segments from: "Police Story 1-3", "Jackie Chan - My Story", "Option Zero", "A Chinese Ghost Story 1-3", "Theft Under the Sun" and "A Better Tomorrow 1-3") -
Subtitles:Cantonese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Mandarin, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is the US port of the Mega Star release. It is identical to the Hong Kong version.
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Extras:Cast & crew filmographies and biographies (in Chinese and English)
Theatrical trailer
"Media Asia DVD" trailer (Inc. segments from: "Police Story 1-3", "Jackie Chan - My Story", "Option Zero", "A Chinese Ghost Story 1-3", "Theft Under the Sun" and "A Better Tomorrow 1-3") -
Subtitles:Cantonese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Mandarin, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Galleries
- Movie Stills Photo Album (20 stills)
- Movie Photo Slideshow (1:31)
An Interview with James Wong (8:59)
Promotional Trailers
- Original Movie Trailer (2:11)
- New Edited Movie Trailer (2:17)
Bonus Trailers
- A Chinese Ghost Story II (1:59)
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS-ES 6.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 6.1 EX
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the 3 film 3 disc "A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy" which includes "A Chinese Ghost Story", "A Chinese Ghost Story II", and "A Chinese Ghost Story III".
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Subtitles:English (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast & Crew biographies and filmographies
"Spirits and Demons in the HK cinema" notes
Theatrical trailer (1:42)
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Subtitles:German, German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Hong Kong Cinema expert Bey Logan (2003)
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Extras:"Master of Illusion" 2003 interview with producer Tsui Hark (in English) (24:12)
"The Warrior" 2003 interview with Wu Ma (in Cantonese, with English subtitles) (29:25)
Tribute to Leslie Cheung (text info)
UK DVD promotional trailer
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers:
- Musa: The Warrior
- Bichunmoo
- Bang-Rajan
- The Swordsman
- The Avenging Fist
- Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
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Subtitles:English, English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is also encoded R4.
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:Cantonese, English, Mandarin
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reversible cover.
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OVERALL: Draw
The Hong Kong Trilogy box has optional 6.1 and original mono tracks, an anamorphic transfer, and exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Tai Seng - No cuts
- R0 Hong Kong- Mega Star - No cuts
- R0 A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy Hong Kong- Joy Sales - No cuts (95:22 NTSC)
- R1 Canada- Alliance - No cuts (95:45 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- One World Media - No cuts (90:42 PAL)
- R2 Holland- Dutch Filmworks - No cuts
- R2 Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts (92:27 PAL)
- R3 Hong Kong- Deltamac - No cuts
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Comparison added by Hans_Kristian_Senneseth on 24/03/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 06/03/19UPDATE LOG:
06/03/19: Added Hong Kong box, Canada, ASINs.
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