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LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT (KÛKAI)
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Completed - MANDARIN - Epic, Fantasy, Romance - 120 minutes

Log Line

The Japanese monk Kukai arrives at the Imperial Court, summoned to clear away evil and drive out demons. As he investigates into the death of the emperor, he learns of a mysterious demon cat who is terrorizing the Imperial court. Kukai and his sidekick slowly uncover the motivation behind the demon cat’s actions: revenge for a princess buried alive by the previous emperor and his court.




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
  • AFM 2017 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2018 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Chen KAIGE, Chen KAIGE
 Writer(s) : Baku YUMEMAKURA
 Cast : Shota SOMETANI, Xuan HUANG, Yuqi ZHANG, Hao QIN, Hiroshi ABE, Mason LEE, Sandrine PINNA, Luyi ZHANG

Synopsis

The Japanese monk Kukai arrives at the Imperial Court, summoned to clear away evil and drive out demons. As he investigates into the death of the emperor, he learns of a mysterious demon cat who is terrorizing the Imperial court. Kukai and his sidekick slowly uncover the motivation behind the demon cat’s actions: revenge for a princess buried alive by the previous emperor and his court.

Production

Country(ies) : CHINA

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

BRAZIL Jul 11, 2019 PLAYARTE PICTUR
DENMARK SMILE ENTERTAIN
HONG KONG EMPHASIS VIDEO
KOREA (Sou CONTENTS PANDA


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2018 Special Presentations
Stockholm IFF 2018 Twilight Zone


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