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Release Date:
January 1, 2009
Original Title:
聊齋艷譚:荷花三娘子
Alternate Titles:
The Ghost Story V
聊斋艳谭5:荷花三娘子
聊斋艳谭之五
聊斋艳谭之四荷花三娘子
聊斋艳谭之荷花三娘子
聊齋艷譚Ⅴ:荷花三娘子
Genres:
Drama | Fantasy
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
HK: III
Runtime: 83
"Hua Gu Zi": An Sheng is a very kind-hearted gentleman. Once, he gave birth to an old musk deer by chance. The old musk deer's daughter, Hua Gu Zi, deeply remembered the favor of saving his life. One day, An Sheng got lost in the woods and accidentally broke into a maze set up by a snake spirit, where he unfortunately died. In order to repay her kindness, Hua Gu Zi killed the snake spirit and saved An Sheng. "The Third Lady of Lotus": Teacher Zong Xiangruo loved lotus very much, but he accidentally married a fox girl who had cultivated into a spirit. The fox girl was suppressed by the wandering monk and was imprisoned. Zong Xiangruo couldn't bear to see the fox girl suffer, so he begged the monk to release the fox girl. In order to repay Zong Xiangruo, the fox girl led Zong Xiangruo to find the Third Lady of Lotus, whom he had been dreaming about, and facilitated a beautiful marriage.
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