Movie
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Painted Skin was released September 25, 2008. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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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More about Painted Skin
Cast
Donnie YenPang Yong
Zhou XunXiao Wei
Chen KunWang Sheng
Vicky Zhao WeiPei Rong
Sun LiXia Bing
Qi YuwuXiao Yi / Lizard Demon
Jin SongGao XiangCredits
- Directed by
- Gordon Chan
- Written by
- Gordon Chan, Lau Ho-Leung, Abe Kwong Man-Wai, Pu Songling
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 画皮
- Collection
- Painted Skin Collection
Production
- Golden Sun Films
- Ningxia Film StudioChina
Shanghai Film GroupChina