# Curious Tales of a Temple (2025)

> A Qing-era scholar is dragged beneath a haunted temple, where monsters turn storytelling into an uncanny comic trial.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7447164

## Facts

- Runtime: 152 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
- Director: Xie Junwei, Zou Jing, Cui Yuemei, Liu Yuan, Huang Heyu, Liu Yilin
- Cast: Lu Lifeng, Lin Qiang, Zhang He, Chen Ziping, Fu Bohan, Chen Linling, Liu Xiaoyu, Gu Jiangshan
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36979965/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: whimsical, witty, eerie, family movie night, folklore exploration

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