Painted Skin (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Gordon Chan |
| Produced by | Gordon Chan |
| Screenplay by | Gordan Chan Abe Kwong Lau Ho Leung |
| Story by | Pu Songling |
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Donnie Yen Zhou Xun Zhao Wei Betty Sun Chen Kun |
| Music by | Ikuro Fujiwara |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
| Edited by | Chan Ki-hop |
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Golden Sun Film Co., Ltd.
Golden Sun Films Holdings Ltd. Mediacorp Raintree Pictures Shanghai Film Group Ning Xia Film Studio Dinglongda (Beijing) International Culture Media Co., Ltd. Eastern Mordor Film Co., Ltd. Wuhan Huaqi Movies & TV Production Co., Ltd. Beijing New Film Association Co., Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Eastern Mordor Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong) Beijing Time (China) |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Painted Skin is a 2008 supernatural-fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei, Betty Sun and Qi Yuwu. Although the film is based partly on a supernatural premise, it is more of an action-romance than a horror film. Painted Skin is based, very loosely, on The Painted Skin, a short story from the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. The theme song of the film, Huà Xīn (畫心; Painted Heart), was performed by Jane Zhang.
The film is set sometime in the late Qin dynasty or early Han dynasty. In the desert, General Wang Sheng and his men attack a Xiongnu camp, where Wang chances upon a maiden called "Xiaowei" and brings her home. Xiaowei is actually a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts to maintain her lovely and youthful appearance. Trouble brews when Xiaowei falls in love with Wang, who already has a wife, Peirong.
Another love triangle is also present, with the members being Wang Sheng, Peirong and Pang Yong. Pang Yong is a former general in the same army as Wang Sheng. He was in love with Peirong, but she married Wang Sheng eventually. A series of mysterious murders occur in the city and the victims have their hearts dug out. Peirong becomes suspicious of Xiaowei after a diviner told her that Xiaowei is actually a demon and after she accidentally cut Xiaowei but Xiaowei showed no sign of bleeding. Peirong approaches Pang Yong for help. In the meantime, Pang Yong meets Xia Bing, a young and inexperienced demon hunter, and befriends her. The murders were actually committed by Xiaoyi, a chameleon spirit who shows unrequited love towards Xiaowei and helps her obtain the human hearts she needs. Xiaoyi fought with Pang Yong and the soldiers on a few occasions and was nearly captured by Pang Yong but he always managed to escape. At the same time, Pang Yong and Xia Bing come to Wang Sheng's house and accuse Xiaowei of being a demon, but Xiaowei succeeds in maintaining her disguise, much to the ire of Peirong and Xia Bing.
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