Legend of the Demon Cat 4K 2017 Ultra HD 2160p

Storyline
Taking place in the Tang Dynasty, a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of the emperor's concubine, Lady Yang, by following the trail left by the cat.

User Review
This is a classic ghost story by the great Chinese film director, Chen Kaige. While beautiful and heartfelt, it is also kind of slow and talky. But if you have a bit of patience, it is definitely worth seeing. The ghost story makes a lot more sense than most of its ilk -- there are good reasons for all that happens.

This is a popular work by a director whom Americans know best as an art house director. How well does it stack up against other grand masters from the Chinese cultural world who tackle popular works? For me, it does not stack up to Taiwan's Ang Lee and his 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dagger'. But it has more heart than Zhimou Yang's 'Hero' and 'House of Flying Daggers' -- which, on the other hand, are better paced than this movie. So I'd call that one a draw.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (49.9 Mb/s)
Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Info Audio

#Mandarin: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1
#Mandarin: Dolby Digital 5.1

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