Demon fox xiaowei was raised as a human, until her powers led to horrific tragedy. The resurrection on bluray and dvd from cineasia on 5 november. After leaving the shaw brothers, king hus movies became even more operatic in an attempt to develop the visual storytelling of the wuxia genre. King hus last film was a faithful adaptation of the painted skin, released in 1993. The resurrection is an interesting as a romance story can get in the fantasy genre. Now, shes caught up in a love triangle with soldier wang ying and li jing, a royal princess from a powerful family. This drama movie was released on 17 aug 2012 in the theater. However, the two female leads xun zhou and wei zhao were really impressive in this 2008 movie.
Subtitled in arabic, german, english, spanish, french, indonesian, italian, japanese, polish, romanian, thai, turkish, vietnamese. Set during the tang dynasty, a beautiful princess becomes disfigured after an accident. The story centers around wang ying hawick lau and his love triangle with tang princess, li jing ying er and fox spirit, xiaowei michelle bai. The resurrection film starred by zhou xun as the fox and also chen kun as the warrior. When an amorously inclined young man runs across an attractive young woman in need of his help, its not difficult for him to rush to her aid while imagining himself in her arms.
Painted heart painted skin ost jane zhang lyrics by juliet cassiopeia. Painted skin has a lot to offer and chances are that you will find something in it too. An actionthriller centered on a vampirelike woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers. Read the painted skin movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
The film is based on one of the story in the famous ancient chinese supernatural novel of 18th century, but it is made poorly, by concentrating on the horror effect, with erotica unsuccessfully. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. The resurrection exclusive clip the seductress fantasy movie 2012 hd. Painted skin drama series 2011 complete everything sweet.
Painted skin is based, very loosely, on the painted skin, a short story from the strange stories from a chinese studio. The tv adaptation also shares the same setting and characters from the movie. It was directed by king hu it is based, very loosely, on a famous story in pu songlings classic short story collection, strange stories from a chinese studio. This is a story after the two first painted skin movies. Painted skin ii ii watch full episodes free mainland. It is adapted from the 2008 film by the same title, which also is loosely based on a classic short story from strange stories from a chinese studio by pu song ling. Painted skin 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. Jul 31, 2012 why painted skin 2 has taken china by storm. The resurrection 2012 xiaowei searches for a freely given heart in order to become human, while princess jing dons a mans armor to search for her true love. After viewing the dvd painted skin, i was pleasantly surprised. Why painted skin 2 has taken china by storm the guardian. Watch full episodes free online of the tv series painted skin ii ii with subtitles. Subtitled in german, english, french, indonesian, italian, polish. The taiwanese media reported that while painted skin 3 3 will be filmed, it may be impossible to retain the original cast.
This movie contains a lot of sacrifices, either to sustain a cause, for a great value or, of course lets not forget love. Painted skin trailer vicki zhaowei, zhouxun, donnie yen. According to the screenplay that was presented, painted skin 3 will follow pang lang, previously portrayed by william feng, and his team of exorcists to the ice world, guided by a mysterious woman, shuanger. The literal translation of the title of this film is. A fox spirit will do anything in her quest to become human. Painted skin 2008 xiaowei, a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts to maintain her youthful appearance, falls in love with gen. The millenniaold fox seeks the willing heart of a mortal man in order to become human and a warrior princess wei zhao.
The following painted skin episode 3 english sub has been released. Painted skin 3 is in the early stages of production, but will the blockbuster cast from previous installments return. Although the film is based partly on a supernatural premise, it is more of an actionromance than a horror film. The story begins with an innocent xiao wei, though at this time she is not yet called xiao wei, and she is snatched in the jawsof a mysterious demon trap. Sep 09, 2019 sinopsis film movie painted skin 2008 painted skin is based on one of pu songlings classic short stories in strange stories from a chinese studio. Dramacool will always be the first to have the episode so please bookmark and add us on facebook for update enjoy. Amazon movies netflix movies marvel movies movies online imdb movies 2018 movies.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The resurrection is a 2012 chinese fantasy action film. Angry by this, xiao wei casts a painted skin spell on pei rong to make the world believe that she is a demon. The cinematography is excellent, from their costumes, armory, the set and choice of locations. Audience speculation of painted skin 3 with the confirmation of painted skin 3 in the works, netizens have started to boldly guess the next story line.
The resurrection is a 2012 chinese fantasy action film directed by wu ershan, starring chen kun, zhao wei, zhou xun, yang mi, feng shaofeng, kris phillips and chen tingjia. Watch full episode of painted skin korean drama dramacool. The drama series sets out to explain the characters and their origins. Painted skin artists are professional face painters with over 10 years experience and only use makeup grade quality paints and. Princess li jing ying er then agrees to exchange her human heart with that of the fox spirit, xiao wei michelle bai, so that she can regain her physical beauty. It offers beautiful visuals to go along with an great plot that will have anyone hook on it. Confined to a frozen cell for centuries, malevolent fox spirit xiaowei xun zhou. Painted skin directors cut china hong kong movie blu ray region a donnie yen, zhao wei, zhou xun english subtitled 5. Sep 25, 2008 however, the two female leads xun zhou and wei zhao were really impressive in this 2008 movie. The resurrection exclusive movie clip the seductress martial arts 2012. What sacrifices will a woman make to recapture the heart of the man she loves. Watch painted skin episode 3 online with english sub.
Red cliff, painted skin who hides a facial battle wound behind a mask seeks her one past love kun chen. Painted skin 2 will be released in the uk as demon hunter. Even by keeping the same storyline, being introduced to the new. The resurrection is a 2012 chinese fantasy action film directed by wu ershan, starring zhao wei, chen kun, zhou xun, yang mi, feng shaofeng, kris phillips and chen tingjia. Crack the eight chinese domestic movie box office records. Subtitled in arabic, german, english, spanish, french, indonesian. The resurrection stars xun zhou, kun chen, wei zhao, mi yang the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 11 min, and received a score of 57 out of 100 on metacritic.
The highest singleday box office 90 million, the highest first weekend and 299. Painted skin 2 unfolds with all the logic of a fever dream, but its filled with just as much eye candy too. As the fox demons story concluded in the second movie, it is reasonable to assume that the next movie will be about the demon catcher, pong lang played by feng shaofeng. Jan 21, 2017 an actionthriller centered on a vampirelike woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers. The film reunites most of the original cast of the 2008 film painted skin. Xiao wei zhou xun is a fox demon who has been imprisoned in ice for centuries. Painted skin is a 2008 supernaturalfantasy film directed by gordon chan, starring donnie yen, chen kun, zhou xun, zhao wei, sun li and qi yuwu. 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. I enjoyed the storytelling and the fact that the movie wasnt focusing on being a display of cgi effects. I knew that any movie with the fammed donnie yen in it should be pretty good and filled with.
Zhou xun stars as xiao wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. An ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison, and becomes bound to a disfigured princess who seeks the love of a noble guard as her kingdom crumbles in this lavish supernatural epic. I knew that any movie with the fammed donnie yen in it should be pretty good and filled with amazing martial arts styles and executions with or without sword play that makes you want to rewind and see that move again. Confined to a frozen cell for centuries, malevolent fox spirit xiaowei xun zhou regains.
Jul 10, 2012 audience speculation of painted skin 3 with the confirmation of painted skin 3 in the works, netizens have started to boldly guess the next story line. Sinopsis film movie painted skin 2008 painted skin is based on one of pu songlings classic short stories in strange stories from a chinese studio. Painted skin 2008 part 1 of 14 full film movie online. Painted skin specializes in full face paintings with plenty of glitter. The resurrection was the movie in 2012 thats directed by wuershan. The center trio is back, but later and only xun zhou as an immortal demon plays the same character.
Watch full length mainland china movie painted skin. Legendary concept artist yoshitaka amano final fantasy series lent his designs to painted skin and there are times when the film looks like one of his drawings come to life. Set in ancient china, the tale of the painted skin narrates the story of a demon, xiao wei, who tries to prove that love can be broken and that true lovedoes not exist in the world. A rumoured 1970s painted skin film was reportedly banned in china after a short run at the box office because of its overly intense horror scenes it is claimed that some audience members died of fright. If you want to see him in his full martial arts mode, then this film is not for you.
This video isnt a complete one, i just chose some parts from the 1st episode of this tv series and added english subs, hope you will like it. The painted skin is the main antagonist of its titular short story included in pu songlings short story collection strange stories from a chinese studio, being a demon who disguised itself as a beautiful woman by hiding inside a painting as its skin, granting the storys title. Why painted skin 2 has taken china by storm film the. Vicki zhao, zhou xun, and chen kun, reportedly had a fall out, and the producers had no choice but to drop zhou xun and replace her with the stolen years star, bai baihe. I gave it a score of 7 in general, i enjoyed watching the movie.
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