Chu Yuan was a patriotic poet and statesman in ancient China, born over 2000 years ago in the state of Ch'u of the "Warring States" Period, a period of transition from Slavery to Feudalism System. Ch'in, Ch'u, Chao, Wei, Yen, Han and Chi were the Seven States occupying various parts of China at incessant war of annexation with one another. Of the Seven States Ch'in grew most powerful. Vis-a-vis Ch'in's military pressure and Ch'u's political corruption, Chu Yuan advocated alliance with Chi to resist Ch'in abroad, and political reforms at home so as to unify whole China. Chu Yuan's political viewpoint met with sabotage by slave-owning aristocrat bloc, was unable to be carried out in Ch'u. Being so indignant he finally took his own life by jumping into the river. His poems "Li Sao" "Tien Wen" etc. in the development history of Chinese literature, shone with everlasting brilliance.

本片根据《聊斋志异》中同名故事改编。 明朝年间，书生王崇文（高远）虽14岁就中秀才，却始终过不了乡试。乡试再次临近，一心想中举人的他害怕又名落孙山，开始求神问卜。某日他得道士指点，在半夜出门朝西北方向走去，来到一座名为魁星阁的破庙时，他没遇上道士所说的贵人，却见一位正在痛哭的美人（朱虹），紧接美人神奇消失。惆怅若失的王崇文回到家，美人竟从天至，并自称名叫梅娘，是乡试主考官的女儿。王崇文听后大喜，想借助她直上青云。随着与梅娘感情的增深，王崇文眼里越来越容不下妻子陈氏（陈娟娟），将之赶出家门。陈氏欲寻短见，被在外学武的小叔王崇武（翁午）救下，后者听完她的哭诉，归家欲看个究竟。很快，他和兄长看到骇人的一幕。

film directed by Ban-Yee Yeo