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Painted Skin
CHINA · 2008

Painted Skin

Gordon Chan
supernatural creatures forbidden love deception and identity vanity and immortality classical Chinese literature adaptation
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Synopsis

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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