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Painted Skin

畫皮之陰陽法王

1993 ·1h 34m · ★ 5.9 (24)

A roving ghost spirit controlled by Ying Yang the Evil paints her face in the guise of a concubine. Her spirit can only be released by a ghostbusting monk who comes to her rescue.

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Director

King Hu King Hu
2 horror films in catalog
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain 1979
Painted Skin
Painted Skin 1993

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
0
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

demondemon hunterdemonic spiritghost hunter

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