Legend of the Demon Cat

Legend of the Demon Cat 2017

妖猫传 yāo māo chuán

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. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

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4.29 Intermediate Director Chen Kaige 🍅 91%

Cast

Huang Xuan Huang Xuan Bai Letian Shota Sometani Shota Sometani Kukai Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe Abe Nakamaro Zhang Yuqi Zhang Yuqi Chunqin Qin Hao Qin Hao Chen Yunqiao Zhang Tian'ai Zhang Tian'ai Huji Yulian Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka Bai Ling Liu Haoran Liu Haoran Bai Long Sandrine Pinna Sandrine Pinna Yang Guifei Cheng Taishen Cheng Taishen The Watermelon Man

Vocabulary

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绺 綹 liǔ skein; tuft, lock; wrinkle ∼HSK 5
邑 邑 yì area, district, city, state ∼HSK 5
簪 簪 zān hairpin, clasp; wear in hair ∼HSK 5
云朵 雲朵 yún duǒ a cloud ∼HSK 5
太监 太監 tài jiàn court eunuch; palace eunuch ∼HSK 5
凯 凱 Kǎi triumphant; triumph, victory ∼HSK 5
护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) ∼HSK 5
蠕虫 蠕蟲 rú chóng worm ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
叛变 叛變 pàn biàn to defect; to betray; to mutiny ∼HSK 5
哀悼 哀悼 āi dào to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning ∼HSK 5
樵 樵 qiáo woodcutter; firewood; gather wood ∼HSK 5
妾 妾 qiè concubine; I (humble, female) ∼HSK 5
僧侣 僧侶 sēng lǚ monk ∼HSK 5
莲 蓮 lián lotus, water lily; paradise ∼HSK 5
舞姿 舞姿 wǔ zī dancer's posture and movement ∼HSK 5
禁卫军 禁衛軍 jìn wèi jūn imperial guard ∼HSK 5
毒害 毒害 dú hài to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc; to poison (people's minds); to corrupt; pernicious influence ∼HSK 5
莉 莉 lì white jasmine ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
水池 水池 shuǐ chí pond; pool; sink; washbasin ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
撰文 撰文 zhuàn wén to write an article ∼HSK 5
凭空 憑空 píng kōng baseless (lie); without foundation ∼HSK 5
池 池 Chí pool, pond; moat; cistern ∼HSK 5
爪 爪 zhǎo claw, nail, talon; animal feet ∼HSK 5
违禁 違禁 wéi jìn to violate a prohibition or ban; prohibited; illicit ∼HSK 5
聚义 聚義 jù yì to meet as volunteers for an uprising ∼HSK 5
芹 芹 qín celery ∼HSK 5
青楼 青樓 qīng lóu (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters ∼HSK 5
劳苦 勞苦 láo kǔ to toil; hard work ∼HSK 5
冒着 冒著 mào zhe to brave; to face dangers ∼HSK 5
衰落 衰落 shuāi luò to fall; to drop; to decline; to deteriorate; to go downhill ∼HSK 5
听清 聽清 tīng qīng to hear clearly ∼HSK 5
目击 目擊 mù jī to see with one's own eyes; to witness ∼HSK 5
婢 婢 bì servant girl; your servant ∼HSK 5
老太婆 老太婆 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous) ∼HSK 5
驿 驛 yì post station ∼HSK 5
晁 晁 Cháo morning, dawn; surname ∼HSK 5
恒 恆 Héng constant, regular, persistent ∼HSK 5
吕 呂 Lǚ surname; a musical note ∼HSK 5
遗孀 遺孀 yí shuāng widow ∼HSK 5
屋檐 屋簷 wū yán eaves; roof (i.e. home) ∼HSK 5
巅 巔 diān summit of mountain, mountain top ∼HSK 5
亭 亭 tíng pavilion; erect ∼HSK 5
花朵 花朵 huā duǒ flower ∼HSK 5
雁 雁 yàn wild goose ∼HSK 5
丘 丘 Qiū hill; elder; empty; a name ∼HSK 5