Temptation of a Monk

Temptation of a Monk
Directed byClara Law
Written byEddie Ling-Ching Fong
Pik Wah Lee
Produced byKay Wong
StarringJoan Chen
Hsing-Kuo Wu
Fengyi Zhang
Music byTats Lau
Yee-Leung Wai
Release date
  • 8 September 1993 (1993-09-08)
Running time
118 min
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese

Temptation of a Monk (Chinese: 誘僧; Cantonese Yale: Yáuh Jāng; pinyin: Yòu Sēng) is a 1993 Hong Kong period drama film directed by Clara Law based on Pik Wah Lee's novel of the same name. The film had Joan Chen and Hsing-Kuo Wu in the lead roles. The film is about a monk named Jing-yi and his haunting past, and a lady assassin who was sent to kill him. The film was banned in China.[1]

  1. ^ "Temptation of a Monk – Senses of Cinema".