Painted Skin (1992 film)

Painted Skin
畫皮之陰陽法王
Theatrical poster
Directed byKing Hu
Alan Chui Chung-San (Martial Arts Director)
Written byKing Hu
Ah Cheng
StarringAdam Cheng
Joey Wong
Sammo Hung
Lam Ching-ying
Production
company
New Treasurer Films
Distributed byMandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd.
Release dates
Running time
94 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK $1,315,857
Painted Skin
Traditional Chinese畫皮之陰陽法王
Simplified Chinese画皮之阴阳法王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuàpí zhī Yīnyáng Fǎwáng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwaak6 pei4 zi1 jam1 joeng4 faat3 wong4

Painted Skin (Chinese: 畫皮之陰陽法王) is a 1992 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.

The choreography was designed by Alan Chui Chung-San.