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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至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety Idiom ∼HSK 4
冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
云彩 雲彩 yún cai (coll.) cloud Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
陈云 陳雲 Chén Yún Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长安 長安 Cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an) capital of China during Tang Dynasty; now, a district of Xi'an Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
密宗 密宗 Mì zōng Vajrayana; Tantric Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
安倍 安倍 Ān bèi Abe (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青龙 青龍 Qīng lóng Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East or; (slang) man without pubic hair Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐代 唐代 Táng dài Tang dynasty (618-907) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
方丈 方丈 Fāng zhang one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
多佛 多佛 Duō fó Dover Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
石门 石門 Shí mén Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白族 白族 Bái zú Bai (ethnic group) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乔 喬 Qiáo tall, lofty; proud, stately ∼HSK 4
厉 厲 Lì whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
叛乱 叛亂 pàn luàn armed rebellion ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
侍卫 侍衛 shì wèi Imperial bodyguard ∼HSK 4
秘 祕 mì secret, mysterious, abstruse ∼HSK 4
诅咒 詛咒 zǔ zhòu to curse ∼HSK 4
恶魔 惡魔 è mó demon; fiend ∼HSK 4
教导 教導 jiào dǎo to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching ∼HSK 4
兵变 兵變 bīng biàn mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army ∼HSK 4
力士 力士 lì shì strong man; sumo wrestler ∼HSK 4
高官 高官 gāo guān high official ∼HSK 4
减去 減去 jiǎn qù minus; to subtract ∼HSK 4
守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard; to defend ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
弗 弗 fú not, negative ∼HSK 4
小官 小官 xiǎo guān petty official; minor functionary ∼HSK 4
引出 引出 yǐn chū to extract; to draw out ∼HSK 4
无意中 無意中 wú yì zhōng accidentally; unintentionally; unexpectedly ∼HSK 4
诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic); the biblical Book of Psalms ∼HSK 4
梦中 夢中 mèng zhōng in a dream ∼HSK 4
诗意 詩意 shī yì poetry; poetic quality or flavor ∼HSK 4