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A Chinese Tall Story (2005)

A Chinese Tall Story poster
Original title
情癲大聖
Directed by
Jeffrey Lau
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film
Country
Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A monk and his companions encounter a strange woman who claims to be from the future. She becomes entangled in their journey and a complicated romance unfolds.

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What happens

A Chinese Tall Story (Chinese: 情癲大聖; Cantonese Yale: Ching din dai sing) is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau. The story is loosely based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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