Kûkai

"Love. Death. Revenge."

Feb 5 2019 TV-14 2h 9m
Adventure, Drama, Family

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Official Trailer
Plot

Taking place in the Tang Dynasty, a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of the emperor's concubine, Lady Yang, by following the trail left by the cat.

Written by

Baku Yumemakura, Kaige Chen, Hui-Ling Wang

Directed by

Kaige Chen

Cast

Xuan Huang, Shôta Sometani, Yuqi Zhang

Crew

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Production Countries

China, Japan

Production Companies

Kadokawa, Emperor Motion Pictures, 21 Century Shengkai Film, New Classics Media

Languages

Awards

19 wins & 29 nominations

Trailers
Legend of the Demon Cat - Official Trailer
Legend of the Demon Cat (Kûkai) international theatrical trailer - Chen Kaige-directed movie
Scores
# of Votes
3,173
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA