5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)
Overview
After one thousand years, three vixens transform into humans. They seduce a poor young scholar who soon finds himself in a horrifying situation.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
After one thousand years, three vixens transform into humans. They seduce a poor young scholar who soon finds himself in a horrifying situation.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Erotic Ghost Story is primarily a genre film exploring themes of desire, fate, and traditional folklore within a supernatural context, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or engaging in systemic critique.
This Hong Kong production features a cast predominantly of East Asian actors, which is natural for its origin and does not involve explicit DEI-driven casting or race/gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative, typical of its genre, does not explicitly critique or promote traditional identities in a DEI context.
Secondary
Erotic Ghost Story features a central, passionate lesbian relationship between Lotus and Hsiao-tsui, depicted with genuine affection and emotional depth. Their bond is portrayed respectfully, with external supernatural forces, not their queer identity, driving the narrative's conflicts and tragic elements. The film ultimately affirms the worth and power of their love.
Buddhist monks and their spiritual practices are portrayed as effective and necessary for dealing with supernatural entities, affirming their power within the film's narrative.
The film 'Erotic Ghost Story' (1990) does not contain any discernible transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on supernatural romance and eroticism involving a scholar, a ghost, and a fox spirit, without any elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Erotic Ghost Story (1990) is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established characters, nor does it feature historical figures. All characters are new creations for this specific movie, thus precluding any gender swaps as defined.
There is no evidence that "Erotic Ghost Story" (1990), a Hong Kong film, adapted any characters from source material or history where their race was canonically established as different from their on-screen portrayal. The film is presumed to feature characters whose race aligns with the local context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
6.1
Critic Ratings
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