Blu-ray Release: Picture of a Nymph

Blu-ray Release Date: March 10, 2026
Price: Blu-ray $34.97
Studio: 88 Films/MVD


In the 1987 fantastical comedy-romance adventure Picture of a Nymph, Shih Erh (Yuen Biao, The Champsons), a Taoist monk disciple, takes in a scholar named Tsui Hung-Chuen (Lawrence Ng, To Be Number One) after he inadvertently burned down his house after battling a demon.

Shih Erh and his master Wu Men-Chu (Ma Wu, Kickboxer) house and attempt to protect Tsui from the demons and spirits that lurk nearby; however, Tsui encounters a benevolent female ghost named Mo Chiu (Joey Wang, A Chinese Ghost Story), who is confined to the hands of the wicked King Ghost (Elizabeth Lee, Widow Warriors). As Tsui falls in love with Mo Chiu, he paints a portrait of her, which the spirit uses to conceal herself from the King Ghost’s clutches.

Directed by Wu Ma, the new Blu-ray incarnation of the Hong Kong production from 88 Films contains the following features:

  • LIMITED EDITION RIGID SLIP CASE WITH NEW ARTWORK BY SEAN LONGMORE
  • LIMITED EDITION 40 PAGE PERFECT BOUND BOOK
  • LIMITED EDITION PREMIUM ARTCARD
  • BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE
  • REMASTERED ORIGINAL CANTONESE MONOAURAL SOUNDTRACK
  • NEWLY TRANSLATED ENGLISH SUBTITLES
  • AUDIO COMMENTARY BY FRANK DJENG (NY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL)
  • AUDIO COMMENTARY BY DAVID WEST
  • IMAGE GALLERY
  • ORIGINAL TRAILER

 

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