Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese妖貓傳
Simplified Chinese妖猫传
Literal meaningKūkai -KU-KAI- The Mystery of The Beautiful Queen
Hanyu PinyinYāomāo chuán
JyutpingJiu¹ maau¹ cyun⁴
Japanese name
Kanji空海 -KU-KAI- 美しき王妃の謎
RomanizationKūkai utsukushiki ōhi no nazo
Directed byChen Kaige
Screenplay by
  • Chen Kaige
  • Wang Hui-ling
Based onShamon 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 byKao Shirley
Starring
CinematographyCao Yu
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Emperor Motion Pictures, Moonstone Entertainment (present)[2]
  • QC Media (China)
  • Toho, Kadokawa (Japan)
  • Parkway Management (Hong Kong)
Release dates
    • 22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) (China)
    [3][4]
    • 11 January 2018 (2018-01-11) (Hong Kong)
    • 24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) (Japan)
Running time
2 hours 9 minutes
Countries
  • China
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
Languages
  • Mandarin
  • Japanese
BudgetCN¥170 million[5]
Box officeCN¥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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  2. ^ "Chen Kaige's 'Demon Cat' Picked Up by Moonstone, Emperor". Variety. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Chen Kaige completes shooting of new film "The Legend of the Cat Demon"". China Radio International. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Japan-China Co-Production Treaty at Advanced Stage". 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Stills from "The Legend of the Demon Cat" Released". Asian Movie Pulse. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ^ "艺恩-数据智能服务商_数据榜单". Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  7. ^ "The Legend of Cat Demon is being filmed". People's Daily. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2017.