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Painted Skin is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by King Hu with Adam Cheng
Painted Skin (1993)
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Add to a movie listPainted Skin () is a 1993 Hong Kong supernatural horror film starring Adam Cheng, Joey Wong, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching Ying, and Wu Ma. It was directed by King Hu.
It is based, very loosely, on a famous story in Pu Songling's classic short story collection, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.
Synopsis
Quand un jeune homme amoureux tend à croiser une jeune femme séduisante qui a besoin de son aide, il ne lui est pas difficile de se précipiter à son secours en s'imaginant dans ses bras. Bien qu'il soit marié, il garde un fort désir de coucher toute jolie femme en vue. À son grand étonnement, il découvre plus tard que la jolie femme dont il fantasmait est un fantôme.Actors
Adam Cheng
(Wang Hsi-Tzu)
Joey Wong
(You Feng)
Sammo Hung
(High Monk)
Lam Ching Ying
(Purple Taoist)
Wu Ma
(Zhang's Senior)
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