China Synopsis
画皮
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.
The 2007–2009 China Window
63 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Painted Skin sits at position #43.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Painted Skin premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #750 of 946 China films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #126 of 168 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Singapore |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Golden Sun Films, Ningxia Film Studio, Shanghai Film Group |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | September 25, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1055300 |