Painted Skin

Name: Painted Skin
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Released: 2008-09-25
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Wei Zhao, Kun Chen, Xun Zhou, Donnie Yen

– Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chines..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.40 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 43 Minutes

Release Year:

2008

Original Name:

画皮

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.

Styles:

Stylized, Rough, Exciting, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

Middle Ages

Producing Country:

Singapore, China, Hong Kong

Filming Locations:

China, Asia

Genre:

Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Painted Skin (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Sep 2008

Language:

Mandarin

Directed by:

Danny Ko, Andy Wing-Keung Chin, Gordon Chan

Story Written By:

Songling Pu, Gordon Chan, Abe Kwong, Ho Leung Lau

Main Actors:

Wei Zhao, Kun Chen, Xun Zhou, Donnie Yen

Plot:

Where there is trouble, there is solution. This time, the troubles comes from two myth spirits that take the form of a human. Disguise in human skin and clothes, the two continues to take the heart of human to stay alive and young. But one of them leads to the wrong path and fall in love with a married man. What will happen to the live of this man and his wife after saving the her from the barbarians?

Awards:

11 wins & 22 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10