Based on the live action film, A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation will debut in theaters this spring. The anime, which retains it's Cantonese language and uses English subtitles, closely follows the original; the bumbling scholar/tax collector Ning unknowingly falls in love with a beautiful female ghost. However, it seems like everyone (including ghosts, exorcists, and his own beloved) is out to get Ning.

The filmmaker, Tsui Hark, is internationally renowned as one of Hong Kong's most brilliant cinematographers. He has also worked as a producer an actor, and a editor. Among the many movies he has worked on are The Blade, Shanghai Blues, A Better Tomorrow (excellent movie), Peking Opera Blues, and Once Upon A Time in China and America. He made his U.S. directing debut in 1996 with Double Team, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman.

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation makes it's U.S. debut at San Francisco's Four Star Theater in March and then will make it's way around the country. The theatre schedule is as follows:

March 19-April 8, at:
4 Star Movie Theaters, San Francisco
2200 Clement St. (at 23rd Ave.),
(415) 666-3488

April 7-10, at:
Landmark's U.C. Theatre, Berkeley
2036 University Ave. (at Shattuck),
(510) 843-3456

April 9-15, at:
Camera One, San Jose
366 S. First St.,
(408) 998-3300

April 16-22, at:
Landmark's Egyptian Theatre, Seattle
805 East Pine St.,
(206) 323-4978

April 30-May 6, at:
Plan B, Santa Fe
1050 Old Pecos Trail,
(505) 982-1338

May 21,22, at:
Brattle Theatre, Cambridge Harvard Square,
40 Brattle St.,
(617) 876-6837

June 5 (midnight) at:
Landmark's Aquarius, Palo Alto
430 Emerson St.,
(650) 326-6843

June 16, 17, at:
Red Vic Movie House, San Francisco
1727 Haight St.,
(415) 668-3994

June 19,20, at:
Enzian Theater, Florida 1300
South Orlando Ave.,
(407) 629-1088

July 2-3, Asian Access presents at:
Riverview Theater, Minneapolis
3800 42nd Ave. South,
(612) 729-7360

July 7, 8 at:
Landmark's Ken Cinema, San Diego
4061 Adams St.,
(619) 283-5909

July 16-22, at:
Cinefest Theater, Atlanta
66 Courtland Ave.,
(404) 651-CINE

July 16-20,
Pittsburgh Filmmakers presents at:
Screening Room, Pittsburgh

August 11-17, at:
Real Art Ways, Hartford,
CT 56 Arbor St.,
(860) 232-1006

August 23-26, at:
Rafael Film Centet, San Rafael
1118 Fouth St.,
(415) 383-5256

August 27, 28 & September 3, 4 (midnight) at:
Music Box, Chicago
3733 N. Southport,
(773) 871-6604

August
Drexel Theater, Columbus August

September
Laemmle Theatre, Los Angeles

August
Baxter Ave. 8, Lousville, KT August
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

October 1-3, at:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet,
(713) 639-7300

November
Prytania Theatre
New Orleans
5339 Prytania St.
(504) 891-2787