Is Painted Skin scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Painted Skin violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Painted Skin easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Painted Skin end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Painted Skin

Name: Painted Skin
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1993
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Joey Wong, Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Wu Ma, Lam Ching-Ying

Directed by King Hu

Produced by New Treasurer Films Company

199394 min5.9 / 10

A supernatural horror tale of demonic possession and spiritual rescue, blending dark fantasy with ghostly menace and mystical intervention.

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.

Clusters

Ancient Curses And Revenge Religious Horror Movies Cursed Revenge Pacts Epic Fantasy Adventures Witchcraft and Occult Movies

Genres

Fantasy Horror

Keywords

Supernatural Demon Ghost Hunter Ghost Demon Hunter Demonic Spirit

Questions people ask

Is Painted Skin scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Painted Skin violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Painted Skin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Painted Skin sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Painted Skin end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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