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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 ...
Synopsis. According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).
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Painted Skin: The Resurrection is a 2012 Chinese fantasy action film [2] directed by Wuershan, starring Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Feng Shaofeng and Yang Mi. The film reunites most of the original cast of the 2008 film Painted Skin ., [4] acting as a sequel to the original film in a new storyline and characters with some degrees of connection.
Summaries. An action-thriller centered on a vampire-like woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers. Where there is trouble, there is a solution. This time, the trouble comes from two mythical spirits who take the forms of humans. Disguised in human skin and clothes, the pair continue to take the hearts of humans to stay alive and young.
According to ancient lore, if a human freely offers their heart to a demon, that monster can become mortal, experiencing the true pains and passions of existence. This is the ultimate triumph of the underworld. Xiaowei (Xun Zhou), a millennia-old fox spirit, is freed from her frozen prison and transforms into a dangerous seductress, consuming living hearts to keep her beautiful as she searches ...
Buy Painted Skin: The Resurrection on Apple TV. Xiaowei searches for a freely given heart in order to become human, while Princess Jing dons a man's armor to search for her true love.
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Mar 23, 2009 · Painted Skin — Film Review. It's refreshing to see something so retro grace screens once again, however silly it might be. "Painted Skin" is a welcome throwback, regardless of how successfully ...
