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Painted Skin

Original title: 画皮

  • Movie
  • 2008
  • 1h 43m

Directed by Gordon Chan

6.0

TMDB audience rating
6.0 out of 10 from 174 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Donnie Yen

    Donnie YenPang Yong

  • Zhou Xun

    Zhou XunXiao Wei

  • Chen Kun

    Chen KunWang Sheng

  • Zhao Wei

    Zhao WeiPei Rong

  • Sun Li

    Sun LiXia Bing

  • Qi Yuwu

    Qi YuwuXiao Yi / Lizard Demon

  • Jin Song

    Jin SongGao Xiang

  • David Liang Kai-DiXia Huo Xiang

  • Xiao Cong

    Xiao CongJing Ping

  • Liu Yan

    Liu YanPatroness

  • Yeerjiang Mahepushen

    Yeerjiang MahepushenBandit chief

  • Michael Tan An-Ye

    Michael Tan An-YeDa Dao

  • Qi Yunpeng

    Qi YunpengMo Zhui

  • Wen Yang

    Wen YangTong Tou

  • Zhao Changzhou

    Zhao ChangzhouJing An

  • Li Qilong

    Li QilongWu Zhao

  • Qu Dalei

    Qu DaleiDing Yi

  • Han Zhenhua

    Han ZhenhuaFortune teller

Director
Gordon Chan
Writer
Pu Songling, Abe Kwong Man-Wai and Lau Ho-leung