Gu zhi se lang (1975) - full transcript

This is a haunted mansion.

People who live here will die
for no apparent reason.

It's useless I'm not scared

Follow me

Li, you'll sleep here tonight

You want me to sleep here?

You'll sleep In this room upstairs

Wang, this is your room

Who's this?

He's my great-grandfather.

100 year ago, he did a bad deed
and got his head chopped off



He's probably still
harming people out there.

Don't try to scare us

If you guys are scared

it's not too late to cancel the bet.

If I didn't lose all my money.

I wouldn't have
gotten into this crap.

I don't intend to win your money.

I want to prove
ghosts simply don't exist.

Did you guys bring money?
Yes, What about you?

if you survive until
tomorrow morning.

The money is all yours.

Did you bring the gun?
- Yes.

Li

I'm leaving.
Each of you has a candle.



As agreed
you can't use matches or lighters.

Otherwise, the deal Is off.

Also. don't even think about leaving
before the sun comes up.

I've already locked the door.

He's just trying to scare us.

Li. come here

There's a passageway to the outside.

7hou will probably
disguise as a ghost to scare us

I guess

Even real ghosts can't scare me.
not to mention fake ghosts.

I'm going to bed.

Wang. I bought this book for you.

Don't blow it out.
This is all we 'e got.

Li. if you're scared,

we can stay here
and chat all night long.

No. it's not fair to Zhou.

We agreed that

we will stay in separate rooms.

Get some sleep

When he was reading a book
in the haunted mansion

he suddenly heard a strange noise
coming from outside

He kept leading.

Suddenly he saw a shadow
outside the window

Zhou, stop scaring me. OK?
Get out of here

I want my head...

I want my head...

Who are you?

Zhou. is that you?

Zhou. you can't fool me.
come here.

Come here.

I want to head...

I want my head...

I want my head...

I want my head...

I'm warning you.
leave me alone.

Whether you're a ghost or not,
I'm going to shoot.

I want my head...

I want my head...

I want my head...

I want my head.

I want my head.

I want my head.

Wang, I bought this book for you.

Blood?

Oh no. Is Wang alright?

Wang, it's all my fault.

Zhou and I just wanted to scare you.
We meant you no harm

Wang, don't come back to haunt me

Tomorrow I'll find an eminent monk
to redeem your spirit.

There's a passageway to the outside.

Zhou will probably
disguise as a ghost to scare us.

I guess.

Even real ghosts can't scare me.
not to mention fake ghosts.

The little garden on the top of the hill
has many flowers.

There are different colours
and different shapes.

but they have something in common.

In the world.

There are different types of love
and different types of hate

love and hate also have
something in common.

They also exist between humans.

The following story
is no exception

The following story
is no exception

It depicts a man and a woman
in a village in southwest China.

However, it's not a love story
of a young couple.

Mom'

You're such a naughty kid.

This is the nicest flower
I've seen this morning.

Songen.
you give me a flower every day,

Yesterday's flower is still fine
Go ahead and sell this one

No, one flower wouldn't matter.

I know you're a good kid

The weather is nice today.
There should be many tourists.

You'd better hurry.

Mom.

What happened?
you OK. Mom?

I'm fine.
It happens all the time.

Let me do it, take a rest.
-Ok

It's getting late,
you should get going.

Hurry up and pack your lunch.
Eat when it's hot.

Songen.
close the door for me.

Songen.

Your uncle said
he's not feeling well.

Take these things

To Fourth Uncle.
- Sure, no problem.

Thank you,
- You're welcome.

I'm so thirsty.
Drink some soda.

Do you need anything else?
No.

Get off the bus...
OK...

Fourth Uncle, good morning.

Songen, you're late today
Where's my orchid?

Here you go.

I won’t forget your stuff.

Where's Ren?

She's sick.
She asked me to bring you something.

I'll talk to you later.
-Sure.

How much is it?
Two yuan each.

All of them?
- This flower is nice.

I want this one

Let's go
Come on. let's go.

Are you going home?
Yes, Fourth Uncle.

Mom. I'm home.

Today I bought your favourite pu-erh tea.

Let me make you some tea.

Fourth Uncle said
it's been out of stock for a while.

He asked someone to buy it
in the city he said...

Mom...

Open the door...

Mom. wake up!
Are you alright? Mom?

Morn, take the medicine
and you'll feel better.

Songen...

Mom...

Songen.
-Mom...

It's time for me to go.

Take good care of yourself.

Take good care of yourself.

Mom, don't leave me.

You're my family.
Mom, please don't leave me.

Don't cry.

After I'm gone,

I'll come back
and stay with you.

Mom...
-Songen. I'll come back...

Mom!

Mom!

May you rest in peace.
I'll come to visit you every day.

Don't worry about me.

Sonqen. I already packed your lunch.
It's on the stove.

Remember to wrap it up in a cloth.
Eat it while it's hot.

Go. I'll see you soon.

Mom.

I'll come back.

I'll come back.

Mom, I know
, you want to keep me company.

Am I right?

Mom. It would be great
if you were alive.

But.., you're already dead.

We can no longer live together.

Mom, please go
don't come back again.

I can take care of myself.

Mom, rest in peace,
don't come back again.

Songen.

Sonqen. did you hear
some strange noises

coming from your backyard
last night?

Songen, what's the matter?

Stop scaring me.
You almost gave me a heart attack.

I was going to ask you.

I was going to ask you.

did you hear some strange noises
last night?

I came to ask Songen about that.
-I heard noises, it's scary.

I also saw something
moving into Songen's backyard.

Could it be the ghost of
Songen's mother?

Nonsense. It's Impossible.
Come on. let's go.

You scared me.

What's the matter?

Mrs Zhang's grave...
-What about it?

I think something
crawled out of her grave.

Amitabha.
You're scaring me.

Iook.

It's indeed Songen's mother
- Let's go. stop looking.

Detective Wang
- Songen. what's up?

My mom died a few days ago,

but she comes out of her grave
every night.

How's that possible?
You're having illusions.

She climbs out of her coffin
every night.

She even sits
in her favourite chair.

Detective Wang,
please investigate it.

You should go home.

Detective Wang. please help me.

I can't.
I'm very busy.

Detective Wang please,
I need your help.

All right, I'll check back later.
Detective Wang...

Don't worry.
-Detective Wang.

You should go home
But I...

Go home.

Go home

Go home

I'll wait for you.
OK, see you later.

Please go,
go home.

He's acting weird.
Let's check on him later.

Songen, what's the matter?

You're not going home?

He's worried his mother
might come back to haunt him.

Nonsense
She's the best mother in the world.

I'm not scared of her.
I just don't understand...

Songen.

Have you ever heard of cold skeleton?

I don't understand.
Let me explain to you.

I don't understand.
Let me explain to you.

Cold skeleton means

dead people are merciless
to living people.

dead people are merciless
to living people.

What? But...

A Mother and her child
are very close.

Husband and wife are very close.

But once a person is dead,
all feelings of love will be gone.

That's why
Humans and ghosts are different.

We live in two different worlds
Ghosts mean no harm to humans.

Right.

My mom...

She comes back every night to haunt you. not because of love.

You'd better be careful.

Right. you have to be very careful
at night.

Songen, you should probably
stay here tonight, don't go home.

Right,
It's too dangerous.

No. my mom is all alone
up on the hill.

I want to keep her company.

- let's take a rest
-Ok

Detective Wang.
long time no see.

-Yes.
Good...

Hi, Detective Wang.
long time no see.

Come on.
Sit down.

- Mr Li. bring me some food.
Get some food for Detective Wang.

Sure
Sit down, please.

Sit down
Come on...

Detective Wang,
what brought you here late at night?

Saying his mother
comes out of her grave every night.

It's impossible.
Exactly.

It's our job to check on him.

In psychology, this phenomenon
is called sleepwalking.

Songen Is suffering from
sleepwalking.

Sleepwalking? What is it?
I don't know.

What does it mean?

It's a psychological disorder,
also known as somnambulism.

What's up?
I don't know

How did you know?

•We major in psychology.

Right. in Zhang Songen's case,

He digs out his mother's body

and carries it home every night
when he is actually dreaming.

By the time he wakes up.

he has forgotten what he has done
during sleepwalking

He thinks his mother has come back.

The cause of this phenomenon is,

the patient intends to
use a symbolic way

to solve related imagination
and psychical conflict.

When he is sleeping,

he acts out what he has imagined
during the day.

He will probably
dig out the body tonight.

Not only will he dig out the body.

when he wakes up and realises
the body has come back.

his fear and stress
may become unbearable,

and eventually
turn him into a psycho.

He may even hurt himself.

You're Saying he will kill himself?

It's possible.

Hurry, let's go
- Ok...

Wang. hurry up!

Cold skeleton...

Cold skeleton.

Cold skeleton.

Cold skeleton.

Cold skeleton.

Cold skeleton.

Mom I'm so sorry.

Mom I'm so sorry.

You won't be able to
come back again.

Let me stay with you.

Mom. I'm coming

Hurry up and put him down
-Yes.

Hurry up

The story of love and hate
has ended.

Hate is buried along with
Zhanq Songen and his mother.

But their love withers and blooms.

like the flowers on the hill.

The flowers continue to grow
and cover the land.

Oh no.
we're lost in the wilderness.

Where are we going to sleep tonight?

Young master, we're lost,
but why are you chanting?

What else can I do?

If my father
didn't force me to study.

I would fool around with girls all day.

I wouldn't have to take
the imperial examination.

and we wouldn't have come to
this spooky place.

Poor me...

Young Master, stop complaining.

If you didn't insist on
chasing that girl

we would have arrived
at the motel already.

Shuniai, there's nothing wrong
with chasing girls.

Even the great master said
food and sexual desires are natural.

By nature, we desire food and sex.
Female ghosts like young men.

Young master,
stop talking about ghosts.

This grave looks spooky.
I'm scared

Shuniai. don't be scared,
I'm right here with you.

Even if there are ghosts,
they won't harm us.

Young Master.
how do you know?

I read it in "The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai "
Ghosts respect educated men.

Ms Wang. do you mind
if I spent the night here?

Young master, there's a house
that looks like a grave.

We're not so unlucky after all,
Come on, let's go

There we are.

Hurry up.

Young master,
if you think this house is haunted,

why do you want to
spend the night here?

According to "The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai"
ghosts respect educated men.

But it doesn't look like
a haunted house to me.

Of course, it doesn't look like
a haunted house at night

Otherwise, it would
scare educated men away.

So you mean...

A pale old man
will come out and greet us.

How do you know?

It's also written in "The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai"
Don't be scared, follow me.

Who's this?
I...

What are you doing at the doorway

in the middle Of the night

Sir. I'm lost on my way to take
the imperial examination.

Is it possible to stay here tonight?

Let me inform my mistress
Wait here.

Shuniai, there's a strange noise
when the door is open,

How do you know?
-See?

Young Master, you're right.
-Also,

I'm sure the owner of this house
is a woman.

She will say,

my husband is on a business trip
and he won't be back soon.

if you don't mind,
you're welcome to stay tonight.

Young Master, this house is haunted,
so carry this amulet.

I've told you many times
I won't use it.

But your mother gave it to me
when we left home.

I said I won't use it.

Otherwise no female ghosts
can approach me.

Young Master
-Just throw it away.

What's taking so long?

My mistress let you in
-Thank you.

come on.
I'm scared

Scared of what?

See? I was right.

I'm sure she's beautiful.

She'll ask her maids to serve me.

Next...
Female ghosts love young men.

Have a seat.

My mistress is coming.

My name is Song Lihe...

Nice to meet you.
Madam.

You too. Sit down, please
Thank you.

This is my daughter Peifang.

Peifang.
come here

Mom

Come and meet Mr Song.

Mr Song.

It's an honour to meet you,
Miss Peifang

It's an honour to meet you,
Miss Peifang

I wasn't expecting a visitor.
How may I help you?

Young Master

Mr Song.
-Young Master

What?

What?

Madam wants to know
why we're here. You'd better...

Understood.

Madam, I got lost on my way
to take the imperial examination.

Madam, it would be great
if we can spend the night here.

No...

My husband is on a business trip
He won't be back soon.

We always respect
educated people like you.

If you don't mind
you're welcome to stay tonight

Thank you. Madam.

Thank you. Madam.

Chunhua.
-Yes.

Qiuyue
-Yes.

Go ahead and clean up
the guest room.

Yes...

Mr Song, you must be very tired.
Please take a rest.

Excuse me
-Sure...

Young Master...

What are you doing?

It's an old tradition.

Gentler, ok?

Don't wait until it withers.

Don't wait until it withers.

As for heaven and earth,
Earth is yin and heaven is yang.

Yin and yang are opposite
but complementary.

Yin and yang contain each other
and give rise to each other.

Young Master, water is ready.
you may take a bath.

Nice body.

How dare you harass my daughter?

How dare you harass my daughter?

Young Mistress
please take your clothes off.

Straighten you legs
Lift your right leg up.

Young Mistress,
you have very delicate skin.

That's not true.
You're a beautiful Young Mistress.

Gentler.

Ying, the water is cold,
bring more hot water.

Met, add some milk
-Sure.

Young Mistress. no more milk.
Let's get some milk.

There's a man up there!

There's a man up there!

My dentures?
Where's my dentures?

My dentures?
Where's my dentures?

Don't touch me!

I can't find my dentures!
Don't touch me!

I've found it.

Miss, don't go
Young Mistress.

Miss don't go.

What are you doing?

Put this on. hurry up.
Miss.

Somebody, help...

Somebody, help...

What's going on?

Young Mistress is naked!
Check this out!

This is outrageous!
Somebody, catch him!

Yes...
It's a misunderstanding.

You want a girl?

Have fun with this pig.

What?
You want me to play with this pig?

Oh, dear.
I already have a girlfriend.

Play with this Old man.

It's stinky here.
I'm not in the mood for jokes.

Listen. It's important that
you know when to yield.

It was your idea to stay
in this haunted house.

You wouldn't listen to me.
What are we going to do?

It was an accident.

I'm just worried

they might send us to jail.
We're going to suffer.

Nonsense. When the sun comes up.
all suffering will end.

Why is that?

Remember? Ghosts can't do anything
during the day.

This house will become a grave.

Once it becomes a grave
I'll get revenge.

I'm going to smash this grave.

Young Master, you can't do that.

Let's get some sleep
and wait for the sun to come up.

The sun has risen.

Young Master, the sun has risen

Really?
We overslept.

If didn't turn into a grave?

That means they are humans
not ghosts.

Get up.

Thank you, Madam.

As an educated man,

how can you be so shameless?

I wish I could tell you
how sorry I am.

but I can't find the words

You have no shame
What else do you want to say?

Yuanfu, tie them up
and send them to jail.

- Yes.
Madam, forgive me...

I thought this house was haunted
and you were ghosts.

Waif, what did you say?

I thought this house was haunted
and all of you...

What? You thought we were ghosts
so you could do anything.

and sexually harass my daughters?

No...

No...

As an educated man. you should understand.

Even If we were ghosts,
you should respect us.

I know I was wrong.

Madam, show some mercy.
don't send us to jail

Otherwise, I would be late
for the examination.

Madam,
please forgive me this time.

Mom, don't let this pervert go.
Teach him a lesson

Ok.

Since you have apologised, I won't send you to jail.

Thank you. Modam...

But If I don't punish you.
my daughters will be very upset.

Yuanfu.
- Yes.

- Hit him fifty times.
-Hit him!

Madam
please wait.

What else do you want to say?

What else do you want to say?

Madam...

My Young Master made a mistake
and offended your daughter.

Please understand that
he is weak and intolerant.

Madam, please show mercy.
How dare you.

Don't tell me what to do.
I dare not.

Let me ask you. As a servant.
what's your responsibility?

I shall take care of my Young Master.
during the examination period.

As his guidance.
you let him go amuck.

You're not doing your job.

Yuanfu.
-Yes.

Hit him twenty times
Madam, show leniency...

Shut Up!
Lie down!

It’s only twenty times.
Our mistress is very forgiving.

Hit him!

- No.
One, two, three.

One. two. three.

One person does evils
but two person gets punished.

Go away...

Young Master, to protect yourself,
you'd better carry this amulet.

What?
I thought you threw it away.

No wonder we didn't run into ghosts.

If you don't throw it away.

I'm going to...
bite you to death.

It's so irritating...
Young Master.

Come on, let's go.

Walk faster.

Young Master.
you wouldn't listen to me

That's why your buttocks suffered.

What's the point?
Stop complaining. it's all over.

Young Master.

Why didn't you tell me
the bridge is broken?

I didn't know the bridge is broken.

Go away... I don't need help.

It's all your fault.

In the foggy forest.
I feel so hungry.

My feet are freezing
I can't explain my pain

my buttocks...
Get out of my way!

There's no food, just water.

Help...

Where's Shunlai?

Young Master.

Shunlai, where did you go?
Shunlai, where are you?

Shunlai...

Where are you?

Young Master. I fell into a hole!

Snake...

Young Master help me!

Young Master help me!

Amitabha Buddha,
please help me!

Calm down!
-Hurry up!

Young Master...

Here I come, grab it!

Young Master, help...
-Come on...

Young Master, watch out!
Come on!

It was a disaster.

Shunlai. stop scratching me.

Young Master, I'm not.

Catch it!
I don’t want it!

Ghost...

Ghost!
Young Master, wait...

Young Master,
wait for me...

- Ghost...
Young Master, wait for me...

Gentlemen,
what's the commotion?

Ghost!

This must be a mistake.

I'm a man.
Why do you think I'm a ghost?

You're not a ghost?

I'm a logger living nearby.

You're a human, not a ghost?
Of course, I'm a human.

Old man. please help us.
Sure...

Come here,
let me help you.

Give me your hand.
-Thank you

I'm starving.
Are we there yet?

It's right there

This is it.

Come in.

Make yourself at home.
OK...

Young Master, sit down.

Fengzhen... where are you?

Dad. you're home.

Get some clean clothes
for these gentlemen.

Yes, Dad.

Give it to me.

Young Master. you mustn't...
Go away.

Hi, Dad.

Fengying.

hurry up and cook this crab
for our guests.

Excuse me. I'll be right back.

I can't believe
I run into two beautiful sisters.

I can't believe
I run into two beautiful sisters.

Young Master, don't act rashly
-Let me go...

You're a candidate, please behave.
Don't stop me.

Although they're poor,
they're a good family.

Don't harm them.

Shunlai, this is fate,
They're lucky that I like them.

Shunlai, this is fate,
They're lucky that I like them.

If you keep bugging me.
I'll fire you.

Dad, I have clean clothes.

Sir. go inside
and change your clothes.

You mean I can go into your room?

Of course.
-Change clothes?

Ok...

Young lady, what about me?

You can change your clothes here.

Yes... stay right here.

Go...

Miss.
Let's go.

Bye bye.

He's always like this.
Nobody can change him.

Take your clothes off.
or you'll catch a cold.

I'm embarrassed to get naked
in front of a young lady.

Come on...
-Ok...

Your skin is so white.

I take a milk bath every day.

No wonder.

My baby, you're killing me.

My darling.

Chilli.
-Have some chilli.

I'll give you something sweet later.

Sweet? I want it now.
Don't rush...

I'll come to find you after dinner.

Do I have to wait here after dinner?

Wait for me.

Keep quiet.
- You scared me.

I thought you were a ghost.

I thought you were a ghost.

My sister wants to see you.

She wants to see me?

Come with me.

She's in her room, come on.
Over there?

Darling, come In.

Darling, come In.

Don't be shy.

I'm waiting.

I'm coming, baby.

Don't rush
Yes, baby.

I'm coming...

Come here...

My baby.

What are you doing?
Let me go...

You've tried the hot stuff.
Now try something sweet.

Sweet?
Sure. I love it.

Give me a break.

How come there's no noise?

Young Master hasn't come back yet.

The sun has come up?
No wonder the zombies are gone.

Fingernails.

The amulet has saved me.

Otherwise, the zombies would have
killed me with those nails.

Thanks, Buddha,
thanks for saving my life.

Amitabha Buddha,
thanks for saving my life.

Young Master...