LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT is coming to Blu-ray October 22nd

[Michael Scott]

LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT

The Award-Winning Xianxia Fantasy from Acclaimed Director Chen Kaige
Debuts on Digital & Blu-ray™ October 22 ​

In the visually lush Xianxia fantasy LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT, a cat possesses a General’s wife, leaving a series of clues that a Poet and Monk follow in order the solve the mysterious death of famous Concubine. The award-winning film debuts on digital and Blu-ray™ October 22 from Well Go USA Entertainment. From Kaige Chen, the acclaimed director of Farewell My Concubine, LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT stars Xuan Huang (Breaking the Waves), Shôta Sometani (Takashi Miike’s First Love), Yuqi Zhang (The Mermaid) and Hao Qin (The Nightengale).

LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT won awards for Best Supporting Actress (Yuqi Zhang), Best Costume Designer (Tongxun Chen), Best Production Designer (Nan Tu, Wei Lu) and Best Visual Effects (Norio Ishii) and was nominated for Best Director (Kaige Chen) and Best Cinematographer (Yu Cao) at the 2018 Asian Film Awards. In addition, the film was nominated for Best Director (Kaige Chen) and Best Picture at the 2018 China Film Director’s Guild Awards and Kaige Chen was named Best Director at the 2018 Chinese Film Media Awards.

Havoc descends upon the Imperial Court of the Tang Dynasty when the General’s wife is possessed by an ancient demon. Through a series of unexpected twists and turns, the unlikely duo of an eccentric poet and dutiful monk, unravel the dark and ancient mystery behind a centuries-old death of a beautiful courtesan in hopes it holds the key to saving the general’s wife.

Country of Origin: China
LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT has a runtime of approximately 120 minutes and is not rated.

Blu-ray ​

Catalog #: WGU03124B

UPC Code: 810348031242

Pre-Order Date: 9/24/2019

SLP: $29.98

Language: Mandarin (original) Subtitles: English (Dub)

Audio: DTS-HDMA 5.1 / Stereo

 

[tripplej]

I am interested in seeing this one.