Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition (2020)

Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition 2020 / 画皮 2020 / 画皮仙子 , Hua Pi Xian Zi , Hua Pi , 畫皮

A different rendition to the original story with role-reverse and different story direction. Xiao Wei is a fox demon who feasts on human hearts in order to maintain his clean, youthful appearance. When General Pei Rong rescues him from the remains of a battlefield and offers him a home, trouble begins. The hearts of Pei Rong and her husband, Wang Sheng, are Xiao Wei's biggest desire - however, both are desired for very different reasons. ~~ Guo Jing Ming’s short film for «Everybody Stand By» contest. ~~ Adapted from the story ‟Painted Skin‟ (画皮) of the collection ‟Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio‟ (聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松齡).