Leslie Cheung A Chinese Ghost Story ( Cantonese version) 倩女幽魂 张国荣 1987

It is interesting to compare Leslie s Mandarin singing of the song to his Cantonese singing of it. Here is his Mandarin version and here is a TV performance of it in 1987, part of which you can see at Leslie really has an electrifying presence. You can watch the film itself at Dawn, Please Don t Come sung by Sally Yeh is also featured in the film. It is sung when the hero and the ghost make love for the first time. It begs the dawn not to come, because as soon as it does, the ghost must leave him and return to the Tree Demon. The film was released on 18 July 1987 in Hong Kong. It was based on The Magic Sword, a short story written 500 years ago by Pu Song Ling. It was directed by Ching Siutung. Leslie Cheung is Ning Choisan, Joey Wong is Nip Siusin, Wu Ma is Yin Chikha, Lau Siuming is the Tree Demon, and Lam Wai is Hah Hau, a rival swordsman.