在民国初年，月光黯淡之夜，一个古老江南小镇遭遇了莫名其妙的死亡。彷佛被鬼咒的气息笼罩着这个城市。 sudden screams echoed through the silent streets of a centuries-old village. The next day, the county magistrate, along with his officials, rushed to the mansion of the wealthy Zhou family, where the tragic news had spread: one of their distant relatives, a young man, had mysteriously died. His death, caused by a fox spirit's curse, sent shockwaves throughout the community.
As the case baffled investigators, the county magistrate summoned renowned local figures - Zhou family matriarch, the newly appointed Justice Minister Zhao Jingwei, Taoist priest Master Ruihai, and the enigmatic beauty, Wu Peiyu. To entertain them, Wu invited a famous singer, Little Sparrow, but she too met an untimely death during the banquet. The Fox Spirit Case remains unsolved...
This film is based on a story from Guo Lophua's "The Legend of Dàtáng Dìrénjié Broken Case," reimagined for modern audiences.
