Painted Skin (2008)
Original title: 画皮
Painted Skin is a 2008 Chinese-language fantasy movie directed by Gordon Chan, with a running time of 1h 43m. It stars Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun.
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.
Cast
- Donnie Yen as Pang Yong
- Zhou Xun as Xiao Wei
- Chen Kun as Wang Sheng
- Vicky 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