The Enchanting Shadow (1960) - full transcript

Master! Master!

The Enchanting Shadow

If there's no empty room, it's fine

You'd better watch your tone

I mean,
if you're so brave go fight in the war

Sorry...

Please accept our apologies

Sorry...

Most rooms are occupied by the army
and refugees

Is there any temple around?

Not nearby



But there's one 10 miles north,
the Jinhua Temple

Great, thanks

But you can't stay there, sir

Why not?

They say it's haunted

Haunted, huh?
Guess it'd be worthwhile an experience

Sir

Do you need a ride, sir?

Where are you heading to?

Jinhua Temple; who will take me?

Jinhua Temple? No way...

Where to, sir?

Oh, it's you!

Jinhua Temple in the north



Sorry, please find another ride

Why are you so...

Haven't you heard? That place is haunted

Whoever goes there dies.
Everyone just gets...

one life. I don't wish to die that fast

How about if I pay you a little extra?

Well then, I'll drop you off
just at the front door

Alright

For money's sake, let's go

That kid is crazy, risking his life

Hey, hero

Who's the keeper of the temple?

It's been deserted for long,
there's no keeper

I wish to stay here for two days

Do you mind?

I'm just staying here temporarily

It's better to stay in an inn

Is this an unclean place?

What do you mean?

I heard this place is haunted

Only if you believe in the stories

That's right. I'm not scared of anything

've been a forthright person all my life

So I'm not scared

It's late, if you want to stay here

You can stay upstairs in the south lodge

I'd like to...

I see through the vanity of life

I choose to be a hermit

I'm not the heroic man I used to be

But on a clear night, when l...

see the moon
resting on a pine tree branch

I remember the old days when I was heroic

With a sword in my hand

The earth shakes,
the evil spirits are terrified

Bravo

Oh, it's you!

You have a great voice

Corrupted officials & culprits
would tremble!

Your swordplay can drive out the invaders

I'm afraid
I don't deserve such compliment

Due to uprising of warlords,
it's been chaotic

With your martial arts skills...

May I know your name?

Yan Chixia

You don't sound like a local

I'm from Shanxi ; and your good name?

Ning Caichen

Mr. Ning,
heading for the lmperial Exam, is it?

I've studied a bit,
but I'm not here for the exam

I have no intention of
gaining fame and fortune

I'm glad to be alive in the chaos

I don't ask for more

Really?..he-he he-he

Now it's a time of turmoil

Our country needs able people

Do you plan to be a hermit like myself

Hiding in the mountains?

Our land's been invaded by the Qing Army

Deceitful kills and looting;
They stop at no evil

And traitors like Hong Chengchou
and Wu Sangui

During the Yangzhou

and Jiading massacres...

I heard they've killed

a total of 1,900,000 innocent civilians

It's a duty of all to serve
and protect the country

Yet my mother's old,

and needs personal attention.I feel ashamed for not helping out

Then you're saying...

there's still hope for our country?

Our territory includes provinces
like Guangdong,

Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi,Sichuan ,Lingui

We've got millions in the proper army

And then we have heroes
all over the country

Millions and millions of them

We can't rule out the possible potential

We have Zheng Chenggong stationed
in Taiwan

It's a strategic position

Country defeated, home lost
& the army trounced

All the good and able men have sacrificed

Only the troop.

Have some

It's late

you must be weary from the journey

Good idea

-Goodbye -Goodbye

I see you're taking a stroll
in the candle light

Even a shimmer from firefly
can light up murky sky

Then I'd appreciate this light
in the dark

Anything else?

Have a good early sleep

In the still of the night,
the sky is clear

Leaning on a handrail,
I smell the perfumed breeze

Mandarin ducks in the lotus pond
make me envious

I'm growing old by the passing years
The full moon in the core of the sky

mocks me for lying awake because of loneliness

Who is it?

Xiaoqian, come quick for grandma
to have a look

Hurry, Xiaoqian

I'm coming

Come, hurry and take a look at my cards

She's got a good hand

Don't know which one to choose

This one

Two strips

Right, ten thousand

Who were you talking to?

No one

No one! Obviously I hear you
speak to someone

I thought there was someone outside

Really?

What happened?

You know... one of the strings broke

No one should be here at this hour

อาจเป็นนักศึกษาที่เดินทางไปสอบ

Maybe it's some scholar
passing by, staying at the east lodge

He wouldn't be trespassing into our garden

Or maybe our dear Xiaoqian

must be man-crazy

Auntie, please

I think it must be a ghost

A ghost?

Probably

Certainly it's a ghost

I'm envious of Mandarin ducks
playing in lotus pond

The mandarin ducks
living in the lotus pond

Not falling asleep... insomnia

Who are you?

Late at night you come rushing
in others' courtyard

And you're discreetly here
in my private chamber

Have you got no manners?

You look like an educated person

Why are you so rude?

You act like a scum

Please forgive me, lady

I heard you playing,
and then I spotted this

Truly, I got carried away

Sorry about it

Mandarin ducks playing
in the lotus pond, living...

Not falling asleep... insomnia

Good amendments

You are flattering me.

Please pardon my rudeness

And your name is, sir?

Ning Caichen

I'm staying at the front

Mr. Ning, please excuse my bluntness

You know, while composing the lyrics...

I thought I could improvise on
these two words

Yet I couldn't think of any alternative

After your amendment...

Your original words are alright

It's understandable

But to illuminate the meaning of these...

2 characters,
changes would be appropriate

You're right

I've not done a good job on the painting

It's great, you are very talented

I haven't had proper lessons

Being idly bored I just casually draw

Please don't laugh at my work

Not at all

Good, it's really great

Nothing like a picture

which has poetry in it

You've certainly put it well

But I find there's one thing
amiss however

What is it?

It lacks a poem
which has a painting in the poetry

Right, a painting within a poem

If you could do that honour
with a stroke of your pen

How can I accomplish that?

Well then...

Maybe my painting isn't good enough
for your poem

Not at all

If you insist, then I will

The large pond is filled with
lotus leaves

The lotus petals fill up the large pond

The jade hairpin secretly mourns my aging

The mandarin ducks taking shelter
in the rain

The large pond is filled with
lotus leaves

The jade hairpin secretly
pities my passing youth

The mandarin ducks taking shelter
in the rain

Who are you?

I...

What are you doing here?

I...

He is...

Be quiet

What are you doing here? Speak up

You sneaked into her room at this hour

Trying to seduce her,
what a shameless man!

Lady, you... you're indeed mistaken

Oh yeah? You are but a shameless playboy

You're simply an obscene rascal

Get out now!

Granny...

Shut up

Get out now!

Are you asleep, Mr. Ning?

Miss, you...

Mr. Ning

I couldn't sleep
for what happened earlier

Granny has bad temper, you know

I hope you'll understand

It's no big deal,
you didn't have to come here

It's my fault

I sneaked into your residence at night

I've caused you all the trouble

But she didn't care to listen
to the facts...

before needlessly insulting you

Yeah, at times age does that to people

Well Miss, if there's nothing else...

I won't keep you

It's late, and if you linger on...

People might gossip

Please forgive my rudeness

All I meant, Miss...

Miss

You were going to...

Actually I was going to...

ask you to finish this poem

Since you thought I had another plan

It' my fault, sorry.
I'll make it up to you

It's late, and if I stayed on...

People might gossip

Please forgive me

Let me

Thank you

On the contrary, I should thank you

The large pond is filled with
lotus leaves

The jade hairpin secretly
mourns my aging

The mandarin ducks taking shelter
in the rain.

I only envy the mandarin ducks
but not the fairies

I just envy the mandarin ducks
but not the fairies

Good, envy the ducks but not the fairies!

I'm scared

We can't be like this, you better leave

We've been taught the proper manners

Gossip is a fearful thing

Freeze

If we wake up Mr. Yan from downstairs

it will make us look bad

Go back to your room

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone...

about what happened here tonight

Miss

Morning, Brother Yan

-Morning, where are you heading to?-To collect rent

Did you sleep well?

Yes, thanks

Heard anything?

No

Seen anything?

No

See you later

Hi...-Hi...

There's a temple up ahead;
Could I stay there?

Oh, that...

You see, because the inns are full

I just want a place to put up
for a few days

There actually is space,
you can take a look

Okay, thank you

Can I help you?

I'm looking for someone

For whom?

The lady who walked in here

A lady? There's no lady here

And no one walked in just now

I could be wrong

You're Mister...

I'm just looking around

Please help yourself...

He spoke about a young lady who walked in

I told him I didn't see any girl;
he didn't believe

Sorry to bother you

No problem...

This painting...

did that young lady just bring it here to mount?

It's been here for over 10 years

You're looking for the painter, is it?

Do you know her?

No, I don't

But I like this painting

Who painted it?

She's already left this world

Poor girl

There once was a local governor

who traveled pass this town

His daughter fell sick and later died

It was she who painted this

In order to remember her...

He took the painting here for me
to mount it

After the governor had to report for his job.

He died soon after!

Ever since then this painting
has had no owner

It's been hanging here

for more than ten years

What was the name of the governor?

His surname is Nie, I think

But I can't quite remember his name

Then the poem there...

The poem?

That's strange

Brother Ning

Come here...Come here

This is Mr. Ning

Even he is staying here temporarily

He just arrived yesterday

This is...

We've met this morning

Please have a seat

ช่วยด้วย..ช่วยด้วย..ช่วยด้วย

Please help...

Master

Help

What is it?

A ghost! He kept running after me

Bullshit! Where?

Right behind..Right behind

Let's see

Is this your ghost?

Don't be so suspicious

I heard that this place is haunted

That's why he got scared

You're so lame.

I also heard about it

I didn't believe it, but now...

Now what?

Have you seen a ghost?

No

Only the fools
will find their own troubles.

I never fear ghost.

If a beautiful girl shows up...

in the middle of the night

A ghost or not

I'll take a chance

What are you laughing at?
Unpack the bags

Yes, sir

He's not at all sensible

Where were we?

You mentioned about taking a chance

Right, a learned man
can find a beautiful bride

A learned man can find wealth

For a scholar the biggest hope...

is to become famous
and appease the parents

Also to have beautiful brides
and concubines

Otherwise, it would be a waste...

for 10 years of studies

What do you think, Mr. Ning?

It's late, I better turn in

Evil prevails
when a country is about to fall

True. Hey, I wanted to ask you

Who lives in the back garden?

Nobody lives at the back

Hah!

See you tomorrow

You...

What are you doing here again?

Granny knows about my visit last night

Got a scolding again, did ya?

Not only that

What then?

She hit you?

You'd better head back

Otherwise you'll be in serious trouble

No, I'm not going back

I'm never going back

Please take me away from here

I don't care what I might need to do

I can be your maid and serve you

Never would that happen

Why?

It's all my fault

If I can help with anything else

I'm prepared to do it

But leaving with me? I don't think so

Don't you have any sympathy?

Are you just going to see me suffer here?

Please have pity on me

Take me out of here

I can take the beatings and yelling
from her

But I can't go against my conscience

and do things I don't want to do

Young Lady

Please hear me out

She called me a shameless playboy

said that I'm trying to seduce women

If you really leave with me...

Then I'd be doing exactly that

And I mean, it's your own family matter

I can hardly be of any help

If you refuse to take me with you

Then I can't stay here anymore

It's not convenient for me
to travel with this

Please take this, as my gratitude

I'm just glad that we could meet

No, Miss

I can't accept such valuable gift

This is a gift for the poem you wrote

I can't accept such gifts

Writings are priceless;
inscribed it as gift for a friend

If you won't take it back

Then forgive me for being unreasonable

I must throw it out

You're a loyal and patriotic gentleman

Some esteem is expected of
a person like you

It isn't you!

10 years of studies is a waste

Let's go back to bed,
and just mind our own

When you were here earlier...

You asked me a strange question

I didn't mean anything by that

Have you seen someone over there?

No... I haven't

Brother Yan

You're not being honest

I asked you several times

You were quiet,...

now you understand

Don't be scared

As long as you're pure-hearted

Evil can never prevail over good

Absolutely

What are you doing here again?

I want to talk to you

Please get out of here

Mr. Ning

Maybe you've already found out the truth

To be honest, l...

I'm not human

I'm a spirit

In that case, we definitely...

have nothing in common to talk about

I have no intention to harm you

There are some evil human beings

And there're some good ghosts

I'm here to save you

Save me?

I only know that ghosts harm humans

I've never heard that
they'll help humans!

And I don't envisage any danger
Are you just making up an excuse
for my rescue?

At 3 tonight,
granny intends to take your life

I have no grudge against her

Why would she try to harm me?

She has harmed countless...

innocent men already

Whoever stays here

No one will walk out alive

What about Mr. Yan downstairs?

He's different, he's a swordsman

The granny doesn't dare to harm him

Then she really wants to harm me?

She asked me to entice and seduce you

Then last night,
she asked me to bring you...

the gold to lure you

Yet you turned me away

And you also declined the offered gold

She didn't get a chance to harm you

That's why she's in a rage

she won't let you go

I know that you're a good man

I don't want you to die
at the old devil's hands

That's why I'm here to warn you

Then why are you helping her in harming others?

I was the daughter of a governor.
I died when I was

traveling here,
and I was threatened by the old devil

I seduce people,
so she can suck up their blood

I am not at all willing...

to be a part of these shameless deeds

Then why don't you leave her?

I'm a weak soul, I can't fight against her

Unless if you can help me...

from sea of suffering,

Otherwise I'll never be reincarnated

How would you like me to help you out?

Tell me. If I can do it...

I will try my best

During the day
where you saw the crow cries

I was buried underneath

the white poplar tree

If you don't mind,
take my skeleton to my village

Then I will serve you with all I can
in my next life

Miss, I'll comply with your wish

It's already past 2 a.m.

She'll be here at 3.
Old witch will come to harm you

Hurry downstairs

And ask Mr. Yan
to let you stay in his room

Then you might be safe

Hurry, I've to go now

Brother Yan

What is it?

Mr. Ning

Anything wrong?

Nothing

Have you seen something?

No... I haven't

You heard anything?

Oh, yes...

I thought I heard you calling me

I called you? No

That's strange!

Come inside, have a drink

Have you seen a ghost?

You shouldn't be so superstitious

Evil can never prevail over good

There's no need to be afraid of ghosts

Right

If there're ghosts, there will be fairies

With your honesty and kindness
You'll be blessed

Don't be afraid, go back to sleep

I couldn't sleep a wink.

If you don't mind...

I'd like to have a good chat
with you tonight

It's difficult to come across
a good friend

And I enjoy to chat with my friends

It is one of the pleasures in life

Yet every morning l...

Then please go ahead and sleep

I... I will read a book

Sure

But I snore...

Do you mind?

Not at all

All I've got here are scriptures

Great, they can clear my mind

You can rest when you feel tired

Sure

For the things in here

Please leave them alone

Otherwise we'll be in trouble

Sure

doze off then

Good night

Maybe it's not her time yet

What, she's not dead?

She's lucky to have escaped

With your skills

Why don't you eliminate her?

Do you know that
the buddhists believe in...

the co-existence of Humans,
Ghosts and Gods?

A good man becomes a god after his death

A wicked person turns into a ghost

But humans can be more wicked
than the ghosts

At first I didn't want to...

...get involved in this

But since the old devil is challenging me

Then I've got you into trouble

Don't worry

I'll always help my friends

It's no big deal

The old devil is up to no good,
I should take her out

Yes

This way at least
we've helped her out a bit

Who?

I've got a foster sister

who was buried here

She's been tortured by the old devil

I planned to transport her skeleton
to her village

and find a good site to bury her

In the still of the night,
the sky is clear

Leaning on a handrail,

I smell the fragrant breeze

I'm jealous of the mandarin ducks

...in the lotus pond

I'm growing old by the years

The full moon in the middle of the sky

mocks me for lying awake
because of loneliness

Thank you again for your help

Please go ahead

See you later

Goodbye

Move

The large pond is filled with
lotus leaves

The jade hairpin secretly
mourns my aging

The mandarin ducks taking shelter
in the rain

I only envy the mandarin ducks
but not the fairies

Sir, the horse is scared, he won't go any further

You'd have to alight the cart

Anyway how far is this place
from the town?

Not too far

I suggest you should find a place
to stay here

Okay

Who is it?

I'm just a passer by

You are...

Excuse me, old lady

I just want to rest here,
I will be gone in the morning

Sure

Sit here, I'll find you a blanket

Thank you

Excuse me.May I ask you something?

Mr. Ning

Mr. Ning

Shut up, you brat

You wretched lass

After I've taken care of him

Then I'll come after you

Granny...

Please leave him alone,
at least for the sake of...

I've always attended you well

Won't be forgiven

Granny...

Let go of me

Okay, some guts you've got!

No one dares to harm me all these years

Who do you think you are?

You've got some guts harming me...

And enticing my house maid

You're brazenly opposing me!

Now... Iet me show you what I'm made of

Granny...

Gramma, I request you to let go of him.

Scram off, you smelly wench

Hold it!

You've gone too far, you old devil

You again, huh!

Yan,ind your own business.

If I don't teach you a lesson today...

You'll never know my powers.