Painted Skin

Painted Skin

103 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, Fantasy | Sept. 25, 2008

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.

Painted Skin

103 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, Fantasy | Sept. 25, 2008

Painted Skin
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Golden Sun Films, Ningxia Film Studio, Shanghai Film Group
Original title 画皮
Directors Gordon Chan
Writers Abe Kwong, Lau Ho-leung, Pu Songling, Gordon Chan

Cast

Donnie Yen

as Pang Yong

Zhou Xun

as Xiao Wei

Chen Kun

as Wang Sheng

Zhao Wei

as Pei Rong

Sun Li

as Xia Bing

Qi Yuwu

as Xiao Yi / Lizard Demon

Jin Song

as Gao Xiang

David Liang Kai-Di

as Xia Huo Xiang

Xiao Cong

as Jing Ping

Liu Yan

as Patroness

Yeerjiang Mahepushen

as Bandit chief

Michael Tan An-Ye

as Da Dao

Qi Yunpeng

as Mo Zhui

Wen Yang

as Tong Tou

Zhao Changzhou

as Jing An

Li Qilong

as Wu Zhao

Qu Dalei

as Ding Yi

Han Zhenhua

as Fortune teller

Jin Liang

as Waiter

Dai Xiaoyi

as Young lady