Painted Skin

2008 103 min ★ 6.0 Fantasy, Action, Drama

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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Cast

Donnie Yen

Pang Yong

Zhou Xun

Xiao Wei

Chen Kun

Wang Sheng

Vicky 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

Details

Director

Gordon Chan

Status

Released

Original Language

ZH

Production

Golden Sun Films, Ningxia Film Studio, Shanghai Film Group

Reviews

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TheTenth

April 25, 2018

★ 10/10

General Wang Sheng (Kun Shen) atacks a bandit camp and saves Xiaowei (Xun Zhou) who is a demon fox spirit that needs to feed on human hearts to keep her nice appearance. Wang Sheng brings her home and presents her to his wife Pei Rong (Vicky Zhao) that welcomes her and offers to keep her in her service. But Xiaowei falls in love with Wang. Strange events then happen, including people disappear...