Painted Skin

Name: Painted Skin
Genre: action, drama, fantasy
Released: 2008
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Vicky Zhao Wei, Sun Li

Painted Skin (2008) — action, drama, fantasy film. Directed by Gordon Chan. Starring Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Vicky Zhao Wei. This page maps 3 characters and 3 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6/10 from 169 votes.

Interactive Features for Painted Skin

Painted Skin offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 3 characters interconnect through 3 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A tale of love, deception, and sacrifice between humans and demons.

Action, Drama, Fantasy · 6/10 · 103 min · 2008

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.