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Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories about a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance.

  • Number of Movies: 3
  • Revenue: $103,131,994

Featured Cast

  1. Zhou Xun

    Zhou Xun

    Xiao Wei

  2. Donnie Yen

    Donnie Yen

    Pang Yong

  3. Joey Wong

    Joey Wong

    You Feng

  4. Chen Kun

    Chen Kun

    Huo Xin, Wang Sheng

  5. Adam Cheng

    Adam Cheng

    Wang Hsi-Tzu

  6. Zhao Wei

    Zhao Wei

    Pei Rong, Princess Jing

  7. Sammo Hung

    Sammo Hung

    High Monk

  8. Wu Ma

    Wu Ma

    Zhang's Senior

  9. Yang Mi

    Yang Mi

    Que'er

  10. Sun Li

    Sun Li

    Xia Bing

  11. Lam Ching-Ying

    Lam Ching-Ying

    Purple Taoist

  12. William Feng

    William Feng

    Pang Lang

  13. Shun Lau

    Shun Lau

    Zhang Daoling

  14. Chen Tingjia

    Chen Tingjia

    Queen of Tianlang

Featured Crew

  1. Gordon Chan

    Gordon Chan

    Writing, Directing

  2. King Hu

    King Hu

    Directing, Writing

  3. Lau Ho-leung

    Lau Ho-leung

    Writing

  4. Wuershan

    Wuershan

    Directing

  5. Cheng A

    Cheng A

    Writing

  6. Abe Kwong

    Writing

  7. Ran Ping

    Ran Ping

    Writing

  8. Ran Jianan

    Writing

When an amorously inclined young man runs across an attractive young woman in need of his help, it's not difficult for him to rush to her aid while imagining himself in her arms. Though he's married, he retains a strong desire to bed any pretty woman in sight. To his shock, he discovers later that the pretty woman he fantasized about is a ghost.

September 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.

According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).

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