Legend of the Demon Cat | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2019
On October 29th, 2019, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Legend of the Demon Cat (read our review) from acclaimed director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, Monk Comes Down the Mountain).
This big budget Japanese-Chinese co-production stars Huang Xuan (The Great Wall), Shota Sometani (Tokyo Tribe), Kitty Zhang (CJ7), Qin Hao (Rock Hero), Hiroshi Abe (Chocolate) and Keiko Matsuzaka (The Happiness of the Katakuris).
Legend of the Demon Cat sees a Chinese poet and a Japanese monk join forces to investigate the influence of a demonic cat, which has possessed a general’s wife, wreaked havoc on the royal court and killed legendary courtesan Yang Guifei. The film, originally presented under the title Kukai, is adapted from a bestselling four-volume novel about love, death and revenge by Yumemakura Baku (via Variety).
Pre-order Legend of the Demon Cat from Amazon.com today!
I hope Chen Kaige wanted to do this film. I saw a piece on 60 Minites where me mentioned that he’s often “forced” to do commercial films in order to get funding for the projects he really cares about.
It would explain why his action outings have never been good.
So they spent $200 million on a movie about a demonic cat?
China has too much money.
Alas, I believe Chui Suk-Woon wasn’t available at the time of filming. 🙂
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