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title: 'Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chen Kaige'
released: '2017-12-22'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/legend-of-the-demon-cat-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6157626/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)

2017 · 129 min · Adventure · People's Republic of China

Original title: 妖猫传

## Synopsis

Legend of the Demon Cat is a Chinese-Japanese fantasy mystery film directed by Chen Kaige, based on the Japanese novel series by Baku Yumemakura. The film, a surreal reimagining of the tragic romance between Emperor Xuanzong and Lady Yang, stars Huang Xuan as Bai Letian and Shota Sometani as Kūkai, who form an investigative partnership to uncover the truth behind the legendary consort’s death during the An Lushan Rebellion against the Tang dynasty. It premiered in China on December 22, 2017.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chen Kaige](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-kaige)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Badelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-badelt)

## Cast

- [Qin Hao](https://cinepixo.com/people/qin-hao)
- [Hiroshi Abe](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-abe) as Abe no Nakamaro
- [Qin Yi](https://cinepixo.com/people/qin-yi)
- [Keiko Matsuzaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-matsuzaka)
- [Sandrine Pinna](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandrine-pinna) as Yang Guifei
- [Xin Baiqing](https://cinepixo.com/people/xin-baiqing) as Li Bai
- [Huang Xuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/huang-xuan) as Bai Juyi
- [Zhang Tian'ai](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-tian-ai)
- [Liu Haoran](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-haoran)
- [Liu Peiqi](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-peiqi)
- [Shōta Sometani](https://cinepixo.com/people/shota-sometani) as Kūkai
- [Edward Zhang](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zhang) as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
- [Oho Ou](https://cinepixo.com/people/oho-ou)
- [Zhang Yuqi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yuqi)
- [Mason Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/mason-lee)

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