- HD 1080
- Runtime: 192m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: zh
- Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Director: King Hu
- Stars: Shih Chun, Hsu Feng, Sylvia Chang, Lin Tung, Rainbow Hsu
- keywords: romance, vengeful ghost, wuxia
- Production_studio: Feng Nian, First Producers
- The Legend of the Mountain is featured in the top rankings of 1979
- #3 in Top Fantasy Movies of 1979
- #2 in Top Mystery Movies of 1979
- #4 in Top Horror Movies of 1979
A traveling scholar, intent on translating a Buddhist sutra that is said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He slowly finds himself entangled in a mysterious plot involving witchcraft, demons, and a battle to preserve his own soul from the attacks of the supernatural underworld.