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Painted Skin(Movie, 2008)

Original title: "画皮" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 43min | Genres: Fantasy, Action, Drama, Thriller
Painted SkinRating: 3.0/5 (with 5757 votes)
Painted Skin (Chinese: 畫皮) is a 2008 supernatural-fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Sun Li 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 collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. The theme song of the film, Huà Xīn (畫心; Painted Heart), was performed by Jane Zhang. ()
Movie poster of Painted Skin

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About Painted Skin

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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Painted Skin 《畫皮》(2008) Trailer(Trailer, 2:04)

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Additional Information

Based on the work of: Pu Songling
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 15 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Burmese (MY), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/14/2012 (World premiere: 09/25/2008)
Director: Gordon Chan
Producer: Gordon Chan
Screenwriter: Pu Songling
Director of Photography: Arthur Wong
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Hua pi"
"Painted Skin: Die verfluchten Krieger"
"Hua pi"

3 movies in the Painted Skin Collection

1993 Painted Skin ("畫皮之陰陽法王")
2008 Painted Skin

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Other movies with this title: Painted Skin (CN/HK, 1993)

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