Hua pi

Sep 25 2008 N/A 1h 43m
Action, Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

Where there is trouble, there is a solution. This time, the trouble comes from two mythical spirits who take the forms of humans. Disguised in human skin and clothes, the pair continue to take the hearts of humans to stay alive and young. But one of them strays down the wrong path and falls in love with a married man. What will happen to the lives of this man and his wife after saving from the barbarians someone who didn't need any saving?

Written by

Ho-Leung Lau, Abe Kwong, Gordon Chan

Directed by

Gordon Chan, Andy Wing-Keung Chin, Danny Ko

Production Countries

China, Hong Kong, Singapore

Production Companies

Shanghai Film Group, Golden Sun Films, Ningxia Film Studio

Languages

Awards

11 wins & 23 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
5,422
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA