Painted Skin

Sep 25, 2008

1h 43m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Golden Sun Films

Ningxia Film Studio

Shanghai Film Group

Painted Skin Trailers

Cast

Pang Yong

Donnie Yen

Xiao Wei

Zhou Xun

Wang Sheng

Chen Kun

Pei Rong

Vicki Zhao Wei

Xia Bing

Sun Li

Xiao Yi / Lizard Demon

Qi Yuwu

Gao Xiang

Jin Song

Xia Huo Xiang

David Liang Kai-Di

Jing Ping

Xiao Cong

Patroness

Liu Yan

Bandit chief

Yeerjiang Mahepushen

Da Dao

Michael Tan An-Ye

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