Painted Skin (2008)
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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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Directed by: Gordon Chan, Zhang Yang
Written by: Gordon Chan, Abe Kwong, Lau Ho-Leung
Produced by: Hong Pang, Xiao Kai
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