Film

Legend of the Demon Cat

2017 · 2h 9m · Fantasy · Adventure · Family

Love. Death. Revenge.

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

57

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.

Huang Xuan

Bai Letian

Shota Sometani

Kukai

Hiroshi Abe

Abe Nakamaro

Zhang Yuqi

Chunqin

Qin Hao

Chen Yunqiao

Crystal Zhang

Huji Yulian

Keiko Matsuzaka

Bai Ling

Liu Haoran

Bai Long

Sandrine Pinna

Yang Guifei

Cheng Taishen

The Watermelon Man

Liu Peiqi

Huang He

Zhang Luyi

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Mason Lee

The Chamberlain

• Chen KaigeDirector · Writer
• Wang HuilingWriter
• Baku YumemakuraNovel
• Shirley KaoExecutive Producer
• Cao YuDirector of Photography
• Klaus BadeltOriginal Music Composer
• Misha SegalOriginal Music Composer
• Li DianshiEditor

Legend of the Demon Cat - Official TrailerLegend of the Demon Cat (Kûkai) international theatrical trailer - Chen Kaige-directed movie

Release date

December 22, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Fantasy, Adventure, Family

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