Legend of the Demon Cat

2017 · directed by Chen Kaige

Rating
67/100
Hit
no

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Legend of the Demon Cat (2017), directed by Chen Kaige, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Huang Xuan
  • Shota Sometani
  • Hiroshi Abe
  • Zhang Yuqi
  • Qin Hao
  • Zhang Tian'ai
  • Keiko Matsuzaka
  • Liu Haoran
  • Sandrine Pinna
  • Cheng Taishen

Crew

  • Cao Yu — Director of Photography
  • Li Dianshi — Editor
  • Klaus Badelt — Original Music Composer
  • Misha Segal — Original Music Composer
  • Chen Kaige — Writer
  • Wang Huiling — Writer

More from Chen Kaige

  1. Farewell My Concubine (1993) — 88/100 · hit
  2. Yellow Earth (1984) — 83/100 · hit
  3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
  4. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — 76/100
  5. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998) — 74/100
  6. Together (2002) — 70/100

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