Painted Skin

Name: Painted Skin
Director: Gordon Chan
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama
Released: 2008-09-25
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Sun Li

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2008 · 103 min · Fantasy · Action · Drama · TMDB 6.0/10

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.

Directed by Gordon Chan

Cast

Donnie Yen — Pang Yong
Zhou Xun — Xiao Wei
Chen Kun — Wang Sheng
Zhao Wei — Pei Rong
Sun Li — Xia Bing