Painted Skin (2008)
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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.
Where to watch Painted Skin
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | — | Videobuster | — |
| South Korea | Watcha | — | — |
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What is Painted Skin about?
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 is a Fantasy, Action, Drama movie, released on 2008-09-25, runtime 103 minutes.
Is Painted Skin worth watching?
TMDB users rate Painted Skin 6.0 out of 10 from 174 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Painted Skin?
In South Korea, Painted Skin streams on Watcha. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
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
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Sources
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