Legend of the Demon Cat

About Legend of the Demon Cat

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk.

Legend of the Demon Cat (2017) is a fantasy film directed by Chen Kaige. Its themes are cat, poet, emperor, and black cat.

Huang Xuan stars as Bai Letian, Shota Sometani as Kukai, Hiroshi Abe as Abe Nakamaro, and Zhang Yuqi as Chunqin. It runs 129 minutes and was released in December 2017.

The screenplay is by Chen Kaige and Wang Huiling. It comes from Emperor Motion Pictures and New Classics Media. The film began as a novel. In the United States it streams on Hi-YAH and Rakuten Viki.

The Tomb of Ligeia, Dune, and Stuart Little make useful companions to Legend of the Demon Cat. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 108 votes.