| Legend of the Demon Cat | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 妖貓傳 |
| Simplified Chinese | 妖猫传 |
| Literal meaning | Kūkai -KU-KAI- The Mystery of The Beautiful Queen |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yāomāo chuán |
| Jyutping | Jiu¹ maau¹ cyun⁴ |
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| Kanji | 空海 -KU-KAI- 美しき王妃の謎 |
| Romanization | Kūkai utsukushiki ōhi no nazo |
| Directed by | Chen Kaige |
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| Based on | Shamon kūkai tō no kuni nite oni to utage su (沙門空海唐の国にて鬼と宴す, lit. 'Feast with A Demon In The Country of Shamon Kukai Tang') by Baku Yumemakura |
| Produced by | Kao Shirley |
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| Cinematography | Cao Yu |
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Running time | 2 hours 9 minutes |
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| Budget | CN¥170 million[5] |
| Box office | CN¥530 million[6] |
Legend of the Demon Cat (simplified Chinese: 妖猫传; traditional Chinese: 妖貓傳; pinyin: Yāomāo chuán) is a 2017 Chinese-Japanese-Hong Kongese Xianxia fantasy mystery film co-written and directed by Chen Kaige, based on the Japanese novel series by Baku Yumemakura.[7][5] The film released in December 22, 2017 in China.
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