Temptation of a Monk

Temptation of a Monk (Chinese: 誘僧; Cantonese Yale: Yáuh Jāng; pinyin: Yòu Sēng) is a 1993 Hong Kong period drama film directed by Clara Law based on Pik Wah Lee's novel of the same name.

However things didn't happen in favor Shi, and all his loved ones including his mother (Lisa Lu) and his girlfriend Princess Hong-e - Scarlet (Joan Chen) were brutally murdered by Huo Da.

One day he came across a widow named Qing-shou - Violet (Joan Chen) who had striking facial resemblances with his girlfriend.

New York Times said that "For all its beauty, the film has its lethargic moments, and the tangled political intrigue that drives the story is not easy to follow.

[citation needed] Director Clara Law later stated that those portions represented dawn of the chaos the internal conflict, of the protagonist and those scenes should not be considered as part of sensationalism.