legend of the demon cat

LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT: Win A Copy Of Chen Kaige’s New Fantasy Thriller

Chen Kaige’s extravagant fantasy adventure, Legend Of The Demon Cat, is coming soon on DVD and Blu-Ray. I’m largely bewildered by its quiet U.S. acquisition given its positive, but it’s nice to see this particular title planting its feet for the U.S. It’s also nice to be able to give away some copies of this spectacular feature to fans upon its October 22 release on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital. All you need to do is send us an e-mail with an answer to the following question. Name one other Well Go USA release that stars Shota Sometani. That’s it! Send your answers to filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com by the October 25 deadline, and to the victors: Remember to respond to your claim within 24 hours or you forefeit your prize to another winner. The contest extends only to residents in North America. Good luck! Havoc descends upon the Imperial Court of the Tang […]

Chen Kaige’s LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT Is Now Playing In U.S. Theaters

Lee B. Golden III

Following its release in North America last Friday, moviegoers have just a few days left to ring in the Year of the Pig as of today, Tuesday, February 5, with a select theatrical release from myCinema of Chen Kaige’s fantasy adventure, Legend Of The Demon Cat. Celebrated Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Chen Kaige, directs the sweeping historical drama, based on the novel, Gensoshin Kukai, by best-selling Japanese fantasy writer Yumemakura Baku. LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT is set over a thousand years ago, during the imperial Tang Dynasty, considered by scholars to be a cosmopolitan period of exceptional cultural and literary flowering. A Chinese poet, Bai Letian (Xuan Huang) and a Japanese monk, Kukai (Shōta Sometani) join forces to investigate the case of a demonic cat who has possessed a general’s wife (Kitty Zhang Yuqi) and wreaked havoc on the imperial court. The investigation takes some gruesome and unexpected twists, […]

Chen Kaige’s LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT: Bad Kitty Runs Amuck In The Newest Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Well there you have it. If you’re looking to completely scare friends into being Ailurophobes then director Chen Kaige’s latest should do the trick. It’s the latest adaptation inspired by the 2004 work of author Bak Yumemakura which brings us Legend Of The Demon Cat, currently poised for a sold-out premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival next week. Japanese Buddhist monk Kukai is sent to the Tang dynasty in China to learn about its culture and civilization. He affirms his determination to learn everything about Vajrayana, but then a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang’an City, causing a series of strange events (powerful men in the capital die continuously). So Kukai joins hands with poet Bai Letian to investigate the death of Concubine Yang, by following the trail left by the cat, unveiling a buried fact. Actors Sometani Shota and Xuang Huan lead the cast for […]

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, KUBO, GODZILLA And More In The Trailer For The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival

Lee B. Golden III

The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival is gearing up for a spectacular presentation of its line-up. Films like Fumihiko Sori’s upcoming December release of manga adaptation, Fullmetal Alchemist, as well as screenings of Chen Kaige’s sprawling fantasy, Legend Of The Demon Cat, Travis Knight’s Kubo And The Two Strings, Hara Keiichi’s 2015 anime movie, Miss Houksai, and Steve Soderbergh’s crime comedy, Logan Lucky, are just a morsel of what attendees can expect when the fest launches on October 25. The festival will also feature a poignant tribute screening of Honda Ishiro’s 1954 monster classic, Godzilla, with a special concert performance by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra – an opportune homage for fans in the wake of the recent passing of the film’s original suit actor, Nakajima Haruo. The Toyko International Film Festival has plenty more details listed at its official website.

Chen Kaige’s LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT Boasts An Extravagant New Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

The Monk Comes Down The Mountain helmer, BAFTA award-winning director Chen Kaige is going big, it seems. For his latest period action drama, Legend Of The Demon Cat, we get an entire, immersive city built accordingly as the backdrop for the film, and to much avail with the intent of its use thereafter as a themepark. The numbers: $200 million U.S. dollars for a construction period of five years, 150 shooting days between three seasons and with over 15,000 costumes, and as many as 1,200 visual effects shots to create the character. It sounds like a pretty penny and the first teaser offers a fair enough sampling of the elegance and on-set detail and gloss of Kaige’s vision ahead of its December release. LEGEND OF THE DEMON CAT is set over a thousand years ago during the Tang Dynasty. A Chinese poet and a Japanese monk join forces to investigate […]