Painted Skin

Painted Skin

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2008-09-25
Duration:103 min
Director:Gordon Chan
Actors:Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Vicky Zhao Wei, Sun Li
Production:Golden Sun Films, Ningxia Film Studio, Shanghai Film Group

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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