Painted Skin (2008)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 8.456 |
Directed By
Gordon Chan
Crew
Gordon Chan
Pu Songling
Bill Lui Cho-Hung
Hong Pang
Abe Kwong
Lau Ho-Leung
Gordon Chan
Fei Wang
Zhang Yang
Liu Jingping
Liu Mingzhe
Xiao Kai
Ng Yuen-Fai
TOP CAST
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
Qi Yunpeng
Mo Zhui
Wen Yang
Tong Tou
Zhao Changzhou
Jing An
Li Qilong
Wu Zhao
Qu Dalei
Ding Yi
Han Zhenhua
Fortune teller
Jin Liang
Waiter
Dai Xiaoyi
Young lady
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