Painted Skin

Painted Skin (2008)

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Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.

Date of release
2008-09-25
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (173)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Drama
Director
Gordon Chan

Casting

  • Donnie Yen — Pang Yong
  • Zhou Xun — Xiao Wei
  • Chen Kun — Wang Sheng
  • Zhao Wei — Pei Rong
  • Sun Li — Xia Bing
  • Qi Yuwu — Xiao Yi / Lizard Demon
  • Jin Song — Gao Xiang
  • David Liang Kai-Di — Xia Huo Xiang
  • Xiao Cong — Jing Ping
  • Liu Yan — Patroness
  • Yeerjiang Mahepushen — Bandit chief
  • Michael Tan An-Ye — Da Dao

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