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Release Date:
September 25, 2008
Original Title:
画皮
Alternate Titles:
Hua pi
Painted Skin
Painted Skin: Die verfluchten Krieger
พลิกตำนาน โปเยโปโลเย
Genres:
Action | Drama | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Golden Sun Films
Ningxia Film Studio
Shanghai Film Group
Production Countries:
China | Hong Kong | Singapore
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 GB: 15 HK: IIB
Runtime: 103
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.
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Art Direction:
Liu Jingping
Director:
Gordon Chan
Novel:
Songling Pu
Production Design:
Bill Lui Cho-Hung
Second Assistant Director:
Zhang Yang
Stunts:
Fei Wang
Liu Mingzhe
Visual Effects:
Ng Yuen-Fai
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